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2022 Poetry At Hayner: 
​A Mosaic of Voices
June 11, 2o22 7:30 pm 

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Midwifing Loss
Erica Manto-Paulson

A pregnant mother lost a baby at fourteen weeks
and buried the fetus behind a woodpile in her backyard.
efore that, she asked if I would see his small body
inside a blue ceramic bowl in her fridge and how
the baby’s arm moved at the elbow hinge when
he touched him. He had a torso and legs and two palms
that would have clenched into fists when he cried.

Who can bear the shape of loss delivered
in a paralyzing gaze, and all the ways it would have looked
like you.  From the small cold mouth of survival, we hinge
at the joint and move. Let us remember how
e would have held on; where we would have loved.

  The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center is supported by the taxpayers of Troy and the generous donations of the Friends of Hayner. The mission is to preserve and maintain the Hayner mansion as a cultural resource center for the present and as a historical legacy for the future generations of the community of Troy, Ohio.  

Please help us thank our Corporate Partners!
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