Where I’m From (after George Ella Lyon)
I’m from saddles and sweet feed,
tractors, and rusted-out pickups.
I’m from driving before sixteen;
calves tied to domes;
galloping through cornfields
past houses of history…
Dianthe West
Dianthe West (she/they) is an art historian turned poet and fiction author, which was always the prize. Dianthe holds an MA from UC Riverside and lectured in visual culture for 14 years in the US and Canada. They live with their family, plants, four-legged familiars, and hundreds of grazing bunnies in Guelph, Ontario.