Showing posts with label Tiffany Washington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tiffany Washington. Show all posts
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Day 13: Aja Beech
Philadelphia performer, publisher, and prison reform advocate Aja Beech looks at "Day 7" by Tiffany Washington on Day 13 of 30 Days of The 5-2.
Friday, April 4, 2014
Day 4: Mystery Playground
Deborah Lacy features "Day 7" by Tiffany Washington, the first poem of our third year, on Day 4 of 30 Days of The 5-2.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Tiffany Washington
DAY 7
You had been running for six days
when they called - you were considered missing.
My mind raced to that kitten
we rescued one soaked Sunday in October.
We chased it through fresh puddles;
Though I feared death under quick tires.
Our option: Trap it between an open gate
and your crisp Timberlands.
Solitary. Soaking. Shivering.
Its ebony coat matted to tiny bones.
We drove it to Judy's for safe-keeping.
Years later, when the police called, chasing you—
my only thoughts: a skinny black cat
and our desire to bring it home.
Tiffany reads "Day 7":
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Tiffany confesses: "This poem was inspired by two instances in my work with 'at-risk' youth as a teacher and a mentor. The title comes from a student who talked about loss not hitting the initial day of the tragedy, but how it hits much later. She spoke about missing a friend, seven days later, and how no one else seemed to notice he was gone. And in the second instance, a young girl I mentored ran away from DCF custody not long after she and I rescued a cat."
TIFFANY WASHINGTON teaches English in Hartford and is the new mother of two energetic, entertaining boys. Occasionally, she writes. Her work has appeared in Caduceus, Long Run Review, and Artis.
You had been running for six days
when they called - you were considered missing.
My mind raced to that kitten
we rescued one soaked Sunday in October.
We chased it through fresh puddles;
Though I feared death under quick tires.
Our option: Trap it between an open gate
and your crisp Timberlands.
Solitary. Soaking. Shivering.
Its ebony coat matted to tiny bones.
We drove it to Judy's for safe-keeping.
Years later, when the police called, chasing you—
my only thoughts: a skinny black cat
and our desire to bring it home.
Tiffany reads "Day 7":
Subscribe to Channel Five-Two for first view of new videos.
Tiffany confesses: "This poem was inspired by two instances in my work with 'at-risk' youth as a teacher and a mentor. The title comes from a student who talked about loss not hitting the initial day of the tragedy, but how it hits much later. She spoke about missing a friend, seven days later, and how no one else seemed to notice he was gone. And in the second instance, a young girl I mentored ran away from DCF custody not long after she and I rescued a cat."
TIFFANY WASHINGTON teaches English in Hartford and is the new mother of two energetic, entertaining boys. Occasionally, she writes. Her work has appeared in Caduceus, Long Run Review, and Artis.
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