J. Michael Martinez’s “White Song”

Recently, I opened up my mailbox and found J. Michael Martinez’s book, Heredities, sent to me from the Academy of American Poets. I’ve been reading around in it and enjoying its tender insights. One of my favorite poems in it, “White Song,” is about Martinez’s grandmother and her lilacs … and it made me think of my own abuelita, Ikie Nora Nieto Cordova, who loved purple irises … To read Martinez’s poem and hear the author read it aloud, visit:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2009/05/weekly-poem-white-song.html

Enjoy!