Jane Miller is the author of numerous books of poems including Thunderbird (Copper Canyon Press, 2013). She teaches at The University of Arizona and lives in Tucson.
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A Young Poet
For begging beauty one can hardly blame the artist sleeping like butter in the sun taking no action for action some prefer being a yellow rose petal I learned when I traveled the young poet saying a prayer is a form of panic
Copyright © 2011 by Jane Miller. Used with permission of the author.
Copyright © 2011 by Jane Miller. Used with permission of the author.
Jane Miller
Jane Miller is the author of numerous books of poems including Thunderbird (Copper Canyon Press, 2013). She teaches at The University of Arizona and lives in Tucson.