Richard’s Corner

During this past fall, one of the guiding lights of Albuquerque poetry, passed on to other realms. One of my favorite memories of Stewart was in 2014, when Vicki was off to Japan to make paper and origami, I asked all the poets at an open mic if someone could help me with my shoes and socks. The someone turned out to be Stewart, who came several times and wonderful conversations of poetry and travel ensued.

A stanza by Stewart, followed by my version of a Stewart stanza.

All this inside, outside the business
of you, of me, these towers
of elms lifting rivers,
the heart hard at work on the wheel.

The night knows, and loves
the hidden growl inside a human heart,
where the water flows in circular fashion
and the blood grows wiser still.

There will be a book launch of Stewart’s final book along with a remembrance gathering
at Tortuga Gallery on January 4th from 3-7pm.