Faith Shearin
Faith Shearin is the author of three books of poetry: The Owl Question, The Empty House, and Moving the Piano. She lives in a cabin on top of a mountain in West Virginia with her husband, her daughter, and an opinionated dachshund.
— From December 2014
Poetry
The Dog Watched Television
The summer of my mother’s illness, / a season so hot and dry it might / have erupted in flames, we discovered / the dog liked television.
December 2014
Poetry
Peanuts
My daughter discovers sex while watching / a documentary about elephants.
November 2010
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