Maeve knows two types: Stockless & Classic
as in the tattoo with stock shank arm and fluke an anchor
is a tool an anchor of stones works too boots are anchors
as are legs and trees and rocks and chins and tongues
the slate blue house the stray dog the snakey road are all anchors
to Maeve anchoress anchorite anchor span anchor light
are also words with weight
Tina Cane was born and raised in New York City. She is a poet, teacher and founder/director of Writers-in-the-Schools, RI. Her work has appeared in numerous journals including Barrow Street, Hanging Loose, The Literary Review and Spinning Jenny. She lives outside of Providence with her husband and their three children.