Do Not Forget
Unto Thee
In March 2021, Rattle hosted its monthly Ekphrastic Challenge, inviting poets to respond in verse to a selected piece of visual art. My artwork, Unto Thee was the selected piece by the editor, Timothy Green to which writers responded. As with other months, two winners were chosen: • Artist’s Choice: “Supernatural” by Laura Theis — selected by the artist whose work served as the prompt for March 2021’s challenge. This poem was chosen for the way it creatively engages with and reflects the featured artwork. • Editor’s Choice: “Darling” by Jonathan Langley — selected by Rattle’s editor as the standout response among the submissions. The poem was recognized for its poetic depth and strong connection to the visual art prompt. Each winning poem was published on Rattle.com as part of their ekphrastic series, which pairs visual art prompts with evocative poetry. -https://www.rattle.com/supernatural-by-laura- Comment from the artist, Susy Kamber “I love the intent of the meaning of your poetic response. For me it describes determination. In this instance a belief in ghosts. How does a belief in anything occur? The description paints this ghost-like appearance powerfully enough for me, in such descriptive words, that in the end I might also begin to wonder. Ghosts playing words into a determined desire to have you in their field and maybe that’s something only ghosts can do.” -https://www.rattle.com/darling-by-jonathan-langley Comment from the editor, Timothy Green “A poem is a journey through possibility; it’s a momentary shift in perspective that can contain a whole world. ‘Darling’ is a fine example of this magic at work. It’s also full of the music, with its internal rhyme and repetition, that’s required to cast a spell.” Please follow the link to view all the archived Monthly Ekphrastic Challenges https://rattle.com/page/ekphrastic/
2021
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All Dreams
Some dreams you wake up and there they are, apparent, like you bite into an apple and feel the juice burst into your mouth. Other dreams you are sleeping within ‘frames that slide across each other, forming something not yet clear.’ Some dreams occur slowly as I imagine the rocks dream. Some occur quick as a bird swooping downward onto a branch to rest. All dreams are gifts. They are the essence inside us, whether we are asleep or awake. Whether we know them clearly or as a seed not yet opened. Copyright - Susy Kamber All rights reserved Song Selection - #9 Dream - Remastered 2010- John Lennon
2025
Photograph
Do Not Forget
Though men in the mass forget the origins of their need, they still bring wolfhounds into city apartments, where dog and man both sit brooding in wistful discomfort. The magic that gleams an instant between Argos and Odysseus is both the recognition of diversity and the need for affection across the illusions of form. It is nature's cry to homeless, far-wandering, insatiable man: "Do not forget your brethren, nor the green wood from which you sprang. To do so is to invite disaster. Loren Eiseley.
2026
Mixed Media