The waiting season

By Lara Payne

A collection of poetry by Lara Payne, Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Maryland. The poet writes of her connection with the natural world, how we "Prune and cut / Make unrecognizable" to create gardens. A larger part of the poetry involves her relationship to her family, particularly in terms of child bearing and child rearing.

A sample:

Unhand Summer

Story me humid

air that swims. You know.

The mulberry returns

verdant, determined.

A certain tightness in the lungs

reminds me: treasure

the breath. Years of lilac

wishing. Count slowly.

Minutes weigh more than days.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HCYNWQB8
• ISBN13: 9798995980117
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Sligo Creek Publishing
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"