Lynn Shoemaker
Filed under: Authors
Yes, I grew up by a river. Yes, I've done my share of peace marching, seldom by any river, and some witnessing too (Nicaragua, Chiapas, Cuba, Iraq). Yes, I've got a daughter Erica and a grandson named Gabe, but they live close to the ocean. But to them I make this river vow: Wherever the God Warrior rears up, I'll be there in front of him (see photo), waving my poet Nausicaä words, hexing him, surrounding his every move with the many rivers of peace.
The God Warrior and Nausicaä are from Miyazaki's long graphic novel Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
Winning Entry: 9-11 Nampit
Contest Won: War Poetry Contest 2006, Finalist
Winning Entry: We Need You Now, Maya, Atta Sends a Tape from Paradise
Contest Won: War Poetry Contest 2009, Honorable Mention
