{"id":20104,"date":"2023-04-28T12:10:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T16:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/hvccs-national-poetry-month-celebration-closes-with-tributes-to-two-special-poets\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T12:10:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T16:10:50","slug":"hvccs-national-poetry-month-celebration-closes-with-tributes-to-two-special-poets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/hvccs-national-poetry-month-celebration-closes-with-tributes-to-two-special-poets\/","title":{"rendered":"HVCC’s National Poetry Month celebration closes with tributes to two, special poets"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In celebration of National Poetry Month, members of the English, Foreign Languages and English as a Second Language Department have shared the work of well-known poets throughout April in the Campus Chronicle and Student Announcements. Today’s, final posting deviates to present the work of two, HVCC poets.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy: Poets Speak Loud!, March 26, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In memoriam, we honor Noah Kucij, assistant professor of English and a gifted poet, who died unexpectedly on April 5. He left us far too early, but his work will always remind us of his incredible talent. He is sorely missed. Noah earned the SUNY Albany Poetry Prize in 2016 for the following poem.<\/p>\n

“The Belt”
\nby Noah Kucij<\/p>\n

Eleventh hour on some clocks, though
\nin Walmart the celestial fixtures
\nnever blink. At home the dog,
\na virus slashing through her gut,
\nmight die. I\u2019m in the beauty aisle,
\nand then the tools, the drugs, to find
\na dropper good for force-feeding,
\ntowels to absorb the awful
\ntorrents, find some potion of
\nelectrolytes and faith. The other
\nquiet millers mill around
\nwith carts of diapers, milk, and Softsoap,
\nshirts untucked and shoulders loaded
\ndown with care. We merge into
\na single lane, we slap our stories
\non the belt, and it might be
\nexhaustion, but I want to kiss
\nthe haggard cashier older than
\nmy mother, want to buy the waitress
\nstill in uniform her cans
\nof soup, to say for the adult son
\nwith Depends, Ensure, and Lysol
\nany prayer he wants. I watch us
\nin our last, most honest minutes
\nputting bread on credit, double-
\nbagging bleach and ketchup, trying
\nto keep what we love alive.<\/p>\n

Originally published in “32 Poems” (Issue 10.2, October 2012).<\/h6>\n
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\"\"Also in memoriam, we present the poetry of Fatima Shah Hussain, a 2012 graduate who was editor of The Hudsonian while at HVCC. She went on to earn advanced degrees and work as both an engineer and teacher, while always pursuing her interest in creative writing. One of two poems by Fatima that were published in 2013 edition of “Threads,” the college’s annual literary and arts magazine, is featured below. Fatima died unexpectedly in November 2022 from complications of long COVID.<\/p>\n

“Things I Do”
\nby Fatima Hussain<\/p>\n

I look at you. Tomorrow ends
\nall the universe, so I do
\nfeed my soul upon the vision
\nthat is, you.\u00a0 Hungry irises,
\nangelic face devoured through.<\/p>\n

I smile at you. Expresses naught
\nthe voice in words, so I do
\nglow the light of flaming suns to
\nbeam at you. Contagion of joy,
\nman of halo granted his due.<\/p>\n

I think of you. Intellect hums
\nits chaos in tunes, so I do
\ncalm the mind by harmonies of
\nlife in you. Beatific thoughts,
\nbird of glorious wingspan flew.<\/p>\n

I dream of you. Extinguish eyes
\nwith thoughts adoring, so I do
\nlet my slumber be possessed by
\nsights of you. Paradise in sleep,
\nwhite-robed being floating in view.<\/p>\n

I love for you. Existing wants
\nfor channeled worship, so I do
\nbreathe immortal devotion in,
\nout to you. Reverential soul,
\nmighty seraph without a clue.<\/p>\n

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Editor’s note: In addition to Jennifer Austin, Joshua Kohan provided the content for the articles published during National Poetry Month. Both are assistant professors in the Department of English, Foreign Languages and English as a Second Language.<\/p>\n

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