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Month: November 2019

The Mermaid’s Grave — Poem of the WeekMermaid prone on beach at sunset, with fantasy two-moon sky above and sun shining through her tail. COuld this be where the mermaid's grave is?

The Mermaid’s Grave — Poem of the Week

Published by Tracy May Adair on November 17, 2019

There are a lot of odd little stories about mermaids from all around the world. This week’s poem refers to the story of a mermaid who is killed by boys throwing rocks at her after they damage her tail. The…

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Sirens — Poem of the WeekDark haired woman in white dress on rock among crashing surf, with seagulls all around her

Sirens — Poem of the Week

Published by Tracy May Adair on November 10, 2019

The sirens of Greek myth were not fish-woman hybrid but bird-woman. They had wings and chicken or bird feet. Over time they became conflated with the idea of mermaids, but originally they were bird-women. In the Greek story of Odysseus’…

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Go-Doggy On Summer Vacation — Poem of the WeekBadlands crop up out of the prairie like the spine of a dinosaur. Which, in a way, they are. Adair, 2019.

Go-Doggy On Summer Vacation — Poem of the Week

Published by Tracy May Adair on November 3, 2019

We drove from Ohio to South Dakota for vacation Big Girl had a Real Job this summer, so couldn’t go with us on vacation, which we were sad about. But that’s life–all that growing up stuff has to happen eventually.…

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