Ada Jo Mann

After a long career in international development spanning the globe, Ada Jo Mann has turned her energies and talents to writing poetry. She is especially interested in playing with form such as the sestina, villanelle, sonnets, etc. and poems range from childhood memories to politics, nature and world travel.

“A Sestina for Turbulent Times”

Our kids march in the streets for Climate Change.
They’re chanting we are running out of time
disturbed by watching all the rising seas
from hurricanes, huge fires, torrential rains.
Their fears and tears give me a bit of hope
that our vast world will flourish when I’m gone.
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