Lorraine Caputo's poem "Fiesta Plains"
Lorraine Caputo is a wandering troubadour whose poetry appears in over 300 journals on six continents, and 20 collections of poetry – including On Galápagos Shores (dancing girl press, 2019), and Caribbean Interludes (Origami Poems Project, 2022). She also authors travel narratives, articles and guidebooks. Her writing has been honored by the Parliamentary Poet Laureate of Canada (2011) and nominated for the Best of the Net. Caputo has done literary readings from Alaska to the Patagonia. She journeys through Latin America with her faithful knapsack Rocinante, listening to the voices of the pueblos and Earth. www.facebook.com/lorrainecaputo.wanderer https://latinamericawanderer.wordpress.com FIESTA PLAINS (Leymebamba) I. Dawn In a copse of trees on mist-embraced east mountains, green parrots chatter & fly away in a cloud towards chacras of sweet corn. II. Afternoon Across the ridges I trek, seeking ancient homes, the r...