All Thirst Quenched by Lois Red Elk - Poem for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A
The Englewood Review of Books curates a weekly series of classic and contemporary poems that resonate with the themes of the lectionary readings. Here is one of the poems for this coming Sunday (More poems for Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A can be found here)
This poem was selected to accompany one of the
lectionary readings for the coming week,Isaiah 55:1-5
All Thirst Quenched
Lois Red Elk
Snippet:
I didn’t want to scold the sky that year, but
Grandma’s words taunted my senses. If there
is a thirst, then you need to pity the flowers
…
Lois Red Elk is a writer, professor, and an enrolled member of the Ft. Peck Sioux in Montana, with roots from the Isanti, and the Hunkpapa and Ihanktonwa. Raised in her traditional culture, she is a quill and bead worker, a traditional dancer and an advocate for cultural preservation and practice. Her poems, prose, and children’s stories have been published in many magazines and anthologies. She is currently on the adjunct faculty at Fort Peck Community College in Montana, where she teaches cultural arts courses. (via Wikipedia)