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    The Threads from Which We Fly
    The Threads from Which We Fly
    The Threads from Which We Fly
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    The Threads from Which We Fly

    By Marjorie Sadin

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    Marjorie Sadin was born in Englewood, New Jersey on Mothers Day, May 9,1954. Having livedin Pennsylvania, Maryland, Colorado, and Ohio, she settled in Washington, D.C. for most of heradult life. She is currently teaching English at Montgomery College. Her chapbook, The CliffEdge, has been published by Modern Images and much of her poetry has been publishednationally. Ms. Sadin studied poetry with Tom Lux, Marilyn Hacker and Marge Piercy. She hasread her poetry extensively in the Washington area
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateMay 12, 2004
    ISBN9781477175293
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      The Threads from Which We Fly - Marjorie Sadin

      THE THREADS

      FROM WHICH WE FLY

      BY MARJORIE SADIN

      1330 New Hampshire Ave NW, # 818 Washington DC 20036

      Copyright © 2003 by Marjorie Sadin. 19881-SADI

      ISBN #: Softcover 1-4134-3206-9

      Ebook 978-1-4771-7529-3

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may bereproduced or transmitted in any form or by anymeans, electronic or mechanical, including photo-copying, recording, or by any information storageand retrieval system, without permission in writingfrom the copyright owner.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, placesand incidents either are the product of the author’simagination or are used fictitiously, and any resem-blance to any actual persons, living or dead,events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      To order additional copies of this book, contact:

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      CONTENTS

      BRIEF BIO

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      DREAM STATE

      PERFECTION

      THEM (A SESTINA)

      LEAF BY LEAF

      MY HIP GRANDMA

      THE ROOT OF THE TREE

      RAIN

      MESA VERDE

      TUNDRA

      AUGURY

      THE WIDOW

      SUNSET AFTER A STORM

      COALS

      I AM JEALOUS

      AFTERWARD

      BEADED SHAWL

      A WOMAN I MET AT SIBLEY HOSPITAL

      LENSES

      LARAMIE

      THE BROWN PAPER BAG

      AWAKENING

      THOSE THINGS I’M MOST AFRAID OF

      SHACKLES

      DRIFTWOOD

      SOUNDLESSLY

      THE DREAM

      CRYING

      REIKI

      UNTITLED

      ELEUTHERA, I-V

      ELEUTHRERA I

      ELEUTHERA II

      ELEUTHERA III

      ELEUTHERA IV

      ELEUTHERA V

      ELAT CHAYIIM

      STARK MORNING STAR

      IN MY WINGED SLEEP

      CHARCOAL NIGHT

      This book is dedicated to persons with disabilities, and to my family and friends who have given me their support and encouragement.

      BRIEF BIO

      Marjorie Sadin was born in Englewood, New Jersey on Mother’s Day,

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