Proud to announce that my short poem Banyan Grove appeared on LaBloga yesterday, March 13. It’s a the bottom of the page, but it’s there.
LaBloga is the longest established Latino/a literary blog.
https://labloga.blogspot.com/2018/03/los-angeles-la-plaza-hosts-premiere-of.html
Here is the poem in case you miss it.
Banyan Grove
By Lisbeth Coiman
The massive Moreton Bay Fig Tree
Stands at the center
Of this man-made grove
A system of superficial roots sustaining each specimen
Growing fast
Robust
Displaced
In a foreign land
So far away from home
Each tree holds its place
The entire grove contained
Within the boundaries
Of the marked roads
Around them
Like us,
Immigrant
Communities
So far away from home
The shade of the forest
Always uncomfortable
So different from
Our natural environment
The marked roads limiting our expansion.
Yet, we hold each other
And thrive.
