my image of us old:
lady gardens holding hands
threading memories through petals
puffs of dandelion seed
slipping into wind.
we tell how yellow the sun once was
that grew the radiant weeds.
Julietta Bekker (she/they) is a writer, educator and illustrator who lives with their family in Portland, Oregon. Their poetry incorporates elements of the natural world to explore political and social themes through the lens of a queer, antifascist parent. Their poems have been published by Pile Press, Oyster River Pages, Querencia Press, Flat Ink Magazine, The Inflectionist Review, Bitter Melon Review and The Dread Literary among others; more pieces are forthcoming from Gather and Free Verse Revolution. They are currently working on a poetry collection.
