Monika Rose's Writings
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Dec.01.2012
River by the Glass, A Collection of Poems by Monika Rose
Eye for an Eye
The photographer blinks
An eye in an eye
He will never see
The event in his lens
Locked into now
His flash will illumine
What was then
He is after
But later it was
The photographer who
Misses the moment
Though his eye
Played upon it still
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Poem
Jul.03.2011
River by the Glass, poetry collection
Leper Lady at Swiss Park
The drunken rotund man dances with the leper lady
her nose nearly gone, ears like chewed leaves
pieces gone from edges of dissolving skin
as if worms sheared them away while she spun
She is thin and swirls with her lips,
holding onto her skin in the spin
His excess envelops her as they both
take up space on...
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Poem
Jul.03.2011
River by the Glass, A Collection of Poems by Monika Rose
Bull Pine in the Window
Nothing dangerous will occur here inside
the kitchen, listening tightly for sudden snaps
in a passive pastoral
An open crown of a looming grey pine frames
wild cucumber and clumps of mule ear
that could pass for daisies
Split trunks brush blue-iced sky
like a loose broom on a winter window
clearing morning crystal...
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Monika Rose writes of life as a river, ever moving, ever changing as one travels upon it. Her poems speak of nature, of human emotion, birth and death. Her humor sparkles like the sunlight in the shallows as it reveals the smooth, golden river rocks beneath the surface, and the mood of her writing changes as one enters the turbulence of the rapids, the depths of despair and the stillness of grief. This is a lovely work with beautiful photography, one you will surely enjoy. - from Taylor King
This delightful book is on my Kindle-friendly collection so that I can access it often. The imagery and composition style are whimsical yet critical to the message delivery. It's an honor to all of us Calaverasians to have this caliber of artist in our midst. World, take note! We have awesome talent in the Mother Lode and here's outstanding proof! Thank you, Monika, for sharing your work, and for the photography utilized! Stunning production. From Allison Wright”
—Taylor King and Allison Wright
About Monika
Monika Rose, from the Mountain Ranch area of Calaveras County, edits Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra, and has been published in Tule Review, Rattlesnake Review, Poetry Now, Mindprint Review, Squaw Valley Review, The Journal,...
Causes Monika Rose Supports
Calaveras County Arts Council