I often teach students about creating “found” poetry, although I rarely practice that art myself. But when the literary review Herontree set forth an unusual challenge, I was tempted to try my hand. They asked poets to write a poem based solely on the words and phrases from a 1905 publication entitled “How to Keep Bees” by Anna Botsford Comstock. I’m pleased that the editors chose my work “Fidelity in a Bed of Pinks” for Volume 8. Click the link below to read about the process of “finding a poem”. Within this link is another link to the poem itself.
Gabriella Brand 
Lovely, beautiful poem! Thanks for sharing! do
Barbara
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Thanks for sending
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Hi, I have read your explanation of how you found the right way to word this, and found it in itself was interesting.I have no knowledge on how to evaluate poetry. I just know I found it intriguing how you put this one together, and how you expected the reader would react to it. Kathy is here now and I have forwarded it to her. She leaves next week, so I will email you after she is gone. Take care,Judy
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Gabriella, Je t’admire! Surtout en ce moment de nos jours quand la liberté d’esprit menace à nous échapper, tu écris avec quelle liberté et une beauté que j’ apprécie. Merci !
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Delightful piece, and I enjoyed “watching” you read aloud some sections of the book several times. Fun.
Sorry I haven’t been in touch sooner–it’s just taking a good while to recover from the travel involved in the delightful cabin stay with Karla. Strength is slowly returning, though it’s the usual roller-coaster ride, but still, ever so grateful for the time I had with my kids and grandkids.
Wondering–might you have time for a zoom visit sometime in the next couple of weeks? Would be so good to catch up again.
love to you, Carol
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As always, something lovely to read and imagine. Louise
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Gabriella, I am cleaning out one of my email folders–social, which I hardly ever pay attention to, months on end, I mean–and here I find this gem. I wish I could secure your blog to my regular inbox. In any case, this poem is lovely! ! And your mini essay on its creation equally lovely. I learn from you at every turn. Perfect title, by the way, and as good writing as anybody can produce. Un gros merci.
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