When our daughter, Sarah, was in 7th grade, she wrote a few lines so metaphorical and insightful I knew she could be a poet if she wanted to be one. Years later, after studying with poet William Harrold at UWM, she was well on her way. So come celebrate "One Season Behind," her second book published by
Carnegie Mellon University Press, at Schwartz on Oakland on March 16. And listen to WUWM's "Lake Effect" interview with her on Friday morning, March 16, sometime between 9 and 11.
Friday, March 16• 7 pm reading•
Schwartz 4093 North Oakland Avenue, Shorewood
Milwaukee poet Sarah Rosenblatt’s One Season Behind is an insightful look at the way life sneaks up on us, and asks the questions we all ask as we move through our days trying to catch up with time’s changes and yearning for things to stay as they are. Inspired by the lake, the trees, the places and people in Milwaukee, Rosenblatt’s poems reflect on our feelings as we watch our children’s lives unfold, ponders the contrast between our parents and ourselves, and tenderly observes the everyday details of our lives. One Season Behind is an engaging read that will leave readers reflecting on the movement of their own lives. Sarah Rosenblatt is the daughter of Milwaukee artists Adolph and Suzanne Rosenblatt.
LOOK BOTH WAYS
Things happen outside our realm of influence.
Presidents are re-elected,
the Chinese New Year blows by.
A day well-spent is taken over by
night.
It has the upper hand,
scrubs the kitchen of its colors.
Our children look up to us
as if what we say goes…
but where?
The patio smells of supper from the night before.
Afternoon blasts the bedspread.
Why are we here?
What was the reason given to us when we were small,
starting out in classrooms
where each of us was the center of something?
Now our children ride bikes,
look both ways
parade into the day.
Copyright 2007 by Sarah Rosenblatt
Several of Sarah's poems from her first book are on our
website.
