Sherry Shenoda is a Coptic American poet and pediatrician, born in Cairo, living in California. Her work is at the intersection of human rights and child health. Her first novel, The Lightkeeper, was published in May 2021.
Dereje Demissie (Ethiopia), Psychscape (2009)
On my mind daily with the insistence of a metronome
is that thin granular layer, rich humus, spare humility,
black earth daily lifted…
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