Gary Boelhower

Gary Boelhower has published 3 poetry collections: Naming Rites; Marrow, Muscle, Flight and Sacred Times, Timeless Seasons. His poetry appears in anthologies: Awake in the World 2, LoveJets, Amethyst and Agate, The Heart of All That Is, The Cancer Poetry Project 2, Beloved on the Earth, Migrations, and County Lines; and many journals and magazines.

“Named,” “Luz” and “Body Memory”

Ten minutes out of the harbor and already
Someone sights the singular spray that means
We are in their presence. We line the railing
Ready to take communion.

Two young fin whales swimming shallow
Like some cosmic dance, arch breathe dive
Spray spume shine all grace
And the gladness rises in me Read more.

Poetry
Issue 30
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