POETRY CORNER
– 10/29/14
Michael Angerman
Its part of our life
we don’t think about it often
but when we do
we know we are alone
forever
Michael Angerman is a former researcher at Caltech. He currently resides in Oregon.
Ο Ο Ο
Amir Sapir
In the rain bucket
the moon
finding its mate
Amir Sapir is a former researcher in biology at Caltech. He continues his research at the university of Haifa, in north Israel.
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Noele Norris
The peach tree weeps blood;
its bony branches offer
red gems to the frost.our Loss
Words strike clank
drop into SilenceBlanketed by ice, a slender koi stirs
dreaming of fairy moss
and grapefruit.River of still waves—
the snow skates across the ice:
I cross the bridge home.
Noele Norris received her bachelor’s degree from Caltech in 2010 and was one of the founding members of Caltech’s poetry group. She has a master’s in literature from Queen Mary, University of London, and is now a graduate student at the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at MIT, where she is currently using her background in robotics and mathematics to study how bacteria swim.
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Yes. I am also among those who miss him. I just hope he is so busy writing and enjoying where he is now, that we stay as a pleasant memory which he can revisit any time. If he comes to visit, we will love to have him read what he is creating now. I know how revitalized and inspired I am after I return from my visits to Europe. Maybe we could start an international tributary to our powerful river of creativity in Pasadena and LA, by adding English translations of some exciting world poets. It would widen our horizons without having to physically travel far. Any reaction?
Thank you, Mira N. Mataric
A place to come for reflection and quietude. Beautiful marriage of image and poems and so good to read each offering. I’ve missed Michael Angerman!