Scott Thomas Outlar

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Of Spring Hieroglyphs and the Breath of Logos

I will sing to thee
in the tongue of Egyptian
swans
& bathe in the fountain
where lilies & lotuses
bloom through eight seasons
while butterflies dance
on soft lilac wings
to the hum & hollow
of our hearts

Scott Thomas Outlar is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. He now lives and writes in Frederick, Maryland. His work has been nominated multiple times for both the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. He guest-edited the Hope Anthology of Poetry from CultureCult Press as well as the 2019-2023 Western Voices editions of Setu Mag. He is the author of seven books, including Songs of a Dissident (2015), Abstract Visions of Light (2018), Of Sand and Sugar (2019), and Evermore (2021 - written with co-author Mihaela Melnic). Selections of his poetry have been translated and published in 14 languages. He has been a weekly contributor at Dissident Voice for the past eight and a half years. More about Outlar's work can be found at 17Numa.com.