Lois Red Elk- All Thirst Quenched - Poem for the Third Sunday in Lent, Year C

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 the Third Sunday in Lent, Year C can be found here)

All Thirst Quenched

Lois Red Elk

to accompany the lectionary reading: Isaiah 55:1-9

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

…

[ READ THE FULL POEM ]

Lois Red Elk is a member of the Ft. Peck Sioux in Montana, with roots from the Isanti, 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. Her first book, Our Blood Remembers (2011) won the Best Non-Fiction award from Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. (via Poetry Foundation)