Patient Poems Lincoln Peirce We had all three kids

We had all three kids back under one roof for the first time in a long time

humans cannot elude the tyranny of our own nature

from watering cans

productive lives by developing their hidden capacities for love

yet for better or worse he's also his mentor and counselor

Patient Poems Lincoln Peirce We had all three kidsBy: Bettina Judd Published by Black Lawrence Press, 2014 "Poetry. African American Studies. Women's Studies. "Bettina Judd's phenomenal debut poetry collection, PATIENT., is about recovery in many senses: recovery of the subjectivity of several historical figures, through the recovery, reconstitution, and telling of their stories among them Anarcha Westcott, Betsey Harris, Lucy Zimmerman, Joice Heth, Saartjie Baartman, and Henrietta Lacks, who were