Figure
Mother!
Fertile one
at a twist, failing
full front, warped
by the carver’s knife
Champion
of fault! —of the seam sewn
aslant, the shewbread
singed, the fleshy
fruits worm-holed
Our goddess!
Bellied, pock-
faced, sullen —you nod
with locked eyelids,
grant blessing
~ Naomi Myvraagnes ~
Table of Contents
Cover: Wheat Fields by Steven Sexsmith
Publisher’s Note: Kimberly Gladman
To Celebrate my Father: Naomi Myrvaagnes
Using a Scalpel Not A Sledgehammer: The Investor Response to the Russian War in Ukraine: Sonia Kowal
Mom’s Rainbow Inspiration: Scott Axelrod
Gödel, Arrow, Preference, Spirit, and Dictatorship: Scott Axelrod
Shorting the Earth (Blue Hill) : Kimberly Gladman
Ukrainian Embroidery: Heritage, pride, compassion: Beverly Bartos Burns