Tina Hacker
Obituary
What to put in,
what to leave out?
My words will lift her
out of her wheelchair,
carry her to people she knew
and more she never knew.
My paragraphs
like samples in the market
will offer tastes of her experience,
sour memories sweetened,
bland jobs spiced,
skim of information
seasoned with best intentions.
Truths and half truths,
no difference
at the end.
Bio
Tina Hacker's full-length poetry book, Listening to Night Whistles, was released in May, 2014, by Aldrich Press. A three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, Tina was a finalist in New Letters and George F. Wedge competitions and Editor's Choice in two literary journals. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, both online and paper versions. Her new book and her chapbook, Cutting It, are on Amazon. She lives in Leawood, KS, with her husband Lynn Norton who is an excellent editor.