Scheherazade spun stories so exquisite that they saved her from execution. We are storytelling animals. We craft narratives, and then they craft us. Imagine Scheherazade taking the stage at The Chestnut Tree Cafe. Would her stories offer WInston hope, truth, or simply fleeting reprieve? What do our stories offer us?
The poems in Scheherazade Plays the Chestnut Tree Cafe travel to Iceland, Vietnam, Alaska, Colorado, and the rural roads of Northeast Kansas, but some of the most intriguing journeys are to the inscapes that are both unique and shared. What I love about poetry are the inward journeys that the genre allows us if we open ourselves to it. Here's hoping these poems take you to places familiar and unexpected.
The poems in Scheherazade Plays the Chestnut Tree Cafe travel to Iceland, Vietnam, Alaska, Colorado, and the rural roads of Northeast Kansas, but some of the most intriguing journeys are to the inscapes that are both unique and shared. What I love about poetry are the inward journeys that the genre allows us if we open ourselves to it. Here's hoping these poems take you to places familiar and unexpected.
Marvelous cover art by Alejandro Sandoval-Espinoza.
Blurbs for Scheherazade Plays the Chestnut Tree Cafe from poets Walter Bargen, Dennis Etzel, Jr., and H.C. Palmer:
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Three poems from Scheherazade... "Ode to the Peanut" (warning: Do not read if you have nut allergies), "Iceland," and "Lava Soap Dirge."
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