PCC INSCAPE MAGAZINE
  • 2021 Feb Folio
    • 2021 Feb Folio Masthead
  • About
  • Feral Parrot : The Blog
  • Submissions
  • Black Lives Matter
  • Awards & Prizes
    • Handley Award Winners
    • 2019 Inscape Editor's Prizes
  • PCC Inscape Instagram
  • STAFF
    • Fall 2020 STAFF Q&A
    • staff-SPRING 2019
    • Staff-FALL 2019
    • Staff-SPRING 2018
    • Staff -FALL 2018
    • Staff -FALL 2017
  • Interviews
    • INT - Adrian Cepeda Poet of the Year 2019
    • INT-Visiting Writer Wendy Adamson FA2019
  • ONLINE ARCHIVE
    • 2020 Summer Folio
    • 2020 February Folio
    • 2019 Fall Folio
    • Celebrating Dia De Los Muertos
    • Issue On-7 2019SPR Mental Health Companion >
      • Issue Intro
    • ISSUE ON-6 2018FA Frankenstein Companion
    • Issue On-5 - 2018Su
    • Issue On-4 2018FA Spirituality
    • Issue ON-3 2017FA
    • Issue On-2 2016SPR
    • Issue ON-1 2016FA
    • Folio 2 - Moon Moon 2019
    • Folio 1 - Vote - 2018
  • PRINT ARCHIVE
    • Fall 2018 Print Issue - Frankenstein TOC
    • Fall 2017 Print Issue - Manifesto TOC

A Little Mix of Everything

Two poems by Lyn Patterson

Gratitude, Detachment, Gratitude

I have solace in being soot
burned brightly
burned to the ground
burned to protect seedlings
I have solace in being dirt
trampled over
trampled on by feet
trampled nutrients packed tightly
I have solace in being dust
forgotten embers
forgotten life remains
swept to new homes, by wind

Daughter of Yemanja

Butterflies eventually return to the cocoon for rebirth
Flowers to the root
I return to the water.

I long to be as gentle as ripples,
as powerful as waves,
and as fluid as the sea.

Lyn Patterson is a poet originally from Seattle, Washington. After years of youth groups and gospel choirs, Lyn decided at 17 to give up religion for a year, which then turned into five years. During that break she spent time reading the Koran, The Book of Mormon, Tripitaka, and other religious texts; while traveling the world and learning from those practicing. Her current interest and research is in diasporic African religions, and the impact these religions have on dances like hip-hop, salsa, bomba, rumba, and samba. Themes she explores are intersectionality, feminism, identity, non-western religious beliefs, and relationships in the digital age. Her day job allows her to travel while teaching online courses to aspiring teachers. She is inspired by poetry because of the healing and reflection it provides both author and reader.
Picture
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • 2021 Feb Folio
    • 2021 Feb Folio Masthead
  • About
  • Feral Parrot : The Blog
  • Submissions
  • Black Lives Matter
  • Awards & Prizes
    • Handley Award Winners
    • 2019 Inscape Editor's Prizes
  • PCC Inscape Instagram
  • STAFF
    • Fall 2020 STAFF Q&A
    • staff-SPRING 2019
    • Staff-FALL 2019
    • Staff-SPRING 2018
    • Staff -FALL 2018
    • Staff -FALL 2017
  • Interviews
    • INT - Adrian Cepeda Poet of the Year 2019
    • INT-Visiting Writer Wendy Adamson FA2019
  • ONLINE ARCHIVE
    • 2020 Summer Folio
    • 2020 February Folio
    • 2019 Fall Folio
    • Celebrating Dia De Los Muertos
    • Issue On-7 2019SPR Mental Health Companion >
      • Issue Intro
    • ISSUE ON-6 2018FA Frankenstein Companion
    • Issue On-5 - 2018Su
    • Issue On-4 2018FA Spirituality
    • Issue ON-3 2017FA
    • Issue On-2 2016SPR
    • Issue ON-1 2016FA
    • Folio 2 - Moon Moon 2019
    • Folio 1 - Vote - 2018
  • PRINT ARCHIVE
    • Fall 2018 Print Issue - Frankenstein TOC
    • Fall 2017 Print Issue - Manifesto TOC