States of Poetry 2016 SA Podcast | 'The Silence of Siskins' by Jelena Dinic
In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Jelena Dinic reads her poem 'The Silence of Siskins' which features in the 2016 South Australian anthology.
The Silence of Siskins
for my grandfather
He circles my arrival
on the calendar.
It is late November
and it doesn't snow.
A wooden pallet
hardens his bed.
He dreams of grandmother.
He doesn't want new dreams.
Two siskins in cages –
their song frozen like the air
that other November
when she lost her heart
cleaning and baking
for those who might arrive.
Above the fireplace a few flies
are nervous company.
'Not easy on earth,' he says,
'not easy below.'
Jelena Dinic
'The Silence of Siskins' appears in 'States of Poetry - SA'. You can learn more about States of Poetry and read the full anthologies here
Read Jelena Dinic's biography in 'States of Poetry - SA'
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