Vinyang Far Upsteam

 

Yinyang Far Upstream

 

spawning bright red
a steely-eyed sockeye
reclaims her birthplace
immersed in life and death
as they intertwine upstream

  

Douglas J. Lanzo

  

Doug is an award-winning author whose debut novel, The Year of the Bear, won the 2023 Ames Awards for Young Adult Books, was named a Finalist for the 2023 Hawthorne Prize and was a 2022 Firebird Award winner.  Doug’s poetry has been published in Ariel Chart, Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, Chrysanthemum, Frameless Sky, Frogpond, Presence and other distinguished literary journals and anthologies, 74 in all, across the U.S., Canada, Caribbean, England, Wales, Austria, Mauritius, India, Japan and Australia.  He and his haiku poet twin sons enjoy nature, fishing, tennis, snorkeling and hiking.  His Author’s website is at www.douglaslanzo.com

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