Martin Steingesser
Martin Steingesser is the author of the poetry collection, Brothers of Morning. His poems also have appeared in The Sun magazine and the Progressive. An award-winning touring artist, he performs and teaches poetry throughout New England and is Portland, Maine’s first Poet Laureate (2007-09). He can be reached through his listing with the New England Foundation for the Arts website, www.MatchBook.org. Read his poem, “The Sky, Full of Birds” here.
Posts by Martin Steingesser
The Sky, Full of Birds
Background chatter, the chink of spoons on china, music piped in. Outside, the sky a medley of soaring birds, on the streets people walking... Read More
Everything Matters: Poetry and the Police Department
It has been bandied about and argued that poetry—or any art for that matter—changes nothing. But everything changes everything, including the least utterance, whether... Read More