Adele Kenny
What to Expect of Heaven
At least some sense of matter and rust—eyes that
remember who you were, hands that know how
light feels—the old house, there, in a space between
clouds (your father on the porch and your mother)—
your dogs (all of them)—larkspur and birds (the
plain brown ones, the cardinals)—a place to sit and
listen in on those who are still alive, to remember
what living was like—a place to dream of breathing.
Bio
Adele Kenny is the author of twenty-three books (poetry & nonfiction) with poems published in journals worldwide, as well as in books and anthologies from Crown, Tuttle, Shambhala, and McGraw-Hill. A former creative writing professor, she is founding director of the Carriage House Poetry Series and poetry editor of Tiferet Journal. Among other awards, she has received poetry fellowships from the NJ State Arts Council, the 2012 International Book Award for Poetry, a Thomas Merton Poetry of the Sacred Award, and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Kean University. www.adelekenny.com