Poems

Below is a selection of my published poems from You Can Call It Beautiful, hope you enjoy!

“We carry a pinch of salt”
“Something about the sea”
“On the way to Khajuraho”
“Grief my Grandma knew”
“Sunset”
“Thanks”

What makes You Can Call It Beautiful a coherent collection (too) is the way Debra weaves her themes throughout, and unites all of it with her gift for sound and color

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Eventually the reader has crossed the world, explored family secrets in the Pacific Northwest, and noticed animals and landscapes in perhaps new ways.

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Debra Elisa and Bethany Reid read their poems.