Soheyl Dahi says that CityLightsBooks provided a refuge. “I read there everyday.'
The walls of her kitchen boast elegant broadsides by poets from across the centuries and around the world: Sappho, Hilda Doolittle known as H.D., Joanne Kyger, Donald Justice, and a poem titled “Eulogy” by Joanna McClure herself.
Poem #26 reflects Joanna’s “infinite hope” and “unwanton optimism.” #23 expresses her sadness, while the last one sums up with honesty their time together: “What a/ Wonderful, glorious, hard/ interesting, playful conflicted/ Life of suffering & Love we shared.” How much money does SF spend representing alleged drug dealers in court? Amid a fentanyl crisis, Supervisor Matt Dorsey wants know how The City determines who is eligible for a court-appointed attorney
“She writes frankly about the interior without self-pity or any trace of sentimentality,” Dahi says in the introduction to For Michael.
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