A long time ago...perhaps 20 years ago
this little hummingbird sat in my dance studio
here is his portrait and story.
I had just finished rehearsing my solo dance when
I heard a little peep, peep.
I thought it was a sound coming from my speakers--
so I searched and searched --
looked up and there he was sound a sleep.
I climbed on a ladder to get a better look.
I stroked his soft breast -- he wouldn't wake up.
So I offered him water and blueberries and left him alone.
The next day when I returned -- he was gone.
A community spoken word performance. Food, wine, laughter and spoken word. Linda Singers Apocalypse poets kept us on the edge our seats. Photo of Genie by Linda Singer.
Dear Poet Friends:
I'm in the midst of self-publishing my fourth poetry book,
Wings on a Silk Veil, and I can't make up my mind on which cover to use.
Please help ....vote for A or B.
thank you,
Genie Nakano
the wind
blowing through my hair
there is so little time
let's jump above the gust
and dance with the wind.
Genie Nakano
This is the cover of book I wrote–a collection of tanka, “StoryTeller”. The photo was taken by Ed Ito in 1978–then I transformed it into a litho. This was done back in the day when everything was done in the darkroom. I cut out the moon on paper, the dots are glitter and the stars were sticky stars. I played in the darkroom until the sun came up.
In a dark room, I play all night Black and white photography– magic in my hands.
Genie Nakano 