Upcoming Events
- Monday, May 21, 2012
- THE SAINT POEM READING SERIES5:30 pmUAG Gallery, 247 Lark Street, Albany
- FRONT PARLOR SERIES7:00 pmOlde English Pub, 683 Broadway, Quackenbush Sq., Albany, NY
- SPRING STREET READING SERIES7:30 pmSpring Street Gallery, 110 Spring St., Saratoga Springs, NY
- POETS SPEAK LOUD7:30 pmMcGeary's, 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY
- CLUB HARMONY8:00 pmWok 'N Roll Cafe, 52 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, NY
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Therese Broderick
Therese L. Broderick teaches a weekly writing class to men in recovery. She has won local and national poetry awards and has been published locally and nationally. She lives in Albany with her husband and daughter.
POEMS
PROPER NAME
Don’t think that I was named for the ecstasy of Avila. My mother baptized me only for the roses of Lisieux–a peasant’s modesty, not a noble’s passion.
But so many of you have confused me
with that other Teresa
that I have long been possessed
by what I am not–quite mad
with denial.
A wrathful angel, I brandish swords
at the gates of my name–
above two letters “e,”
two accents “grave” and “aigu.”
Along with a flower’s perfume, O Mother, its thorns.
Recent Articles
- Cheryl Rice’s New Collection of Poetry, My Minnesota Boyhood, Now Available21 May 2012
- Word Thursdays to Feature Olean Poet Helen Ruggieri and Woostock Poet Judith Kerman21 May 2012
- Local Poets from Finishing Line Press, May 1619 May 2012
- UGT Presents the Return of “Heartbreak Hotel: Good Morning Heartache!”18 May 2012
- Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of May 20, 201218 May 2012
Poetry News
- Poetry brings out 'aesthetic dimension' of Taliban - Toronto Star
- A poet and you know it - The Independent
- Killer Matthew Milat's meat axe poetry - The Daily Telegraph
- Afghanistan has poetry in its soul - The Guardian (blog)
- Indian Valley Public Library hosts annual Recovery Art and Poetry Show - Montgomery Newspapers
- John Donne, priest and poet, part 1: love, conscience and martyrdom - The Guardian (blog)
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