This poem is autobiographical. Springerle were good cookies to send to American troops in Germany during the Second World War because they had no butter. Only three ingredients; eggs, butter, and flour. I have my own mold, now, and bake them every December.
The poem is published in Hawaii Pacific Review: https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2019/04/29/springerle/?fbclid=IwAR1Ruv_vANQiSA4KYGif8pBqJpkoRtZ_8ihcEGNcj-Se5pYbl19Ycn-bIPM
This blog was originally created to publicize my novel AMERICAN FUJI published in 2001 with a reissue in 2009. Now, I am all about poetry and I use this blog to show where you can read my poems.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Monday, April 29, 2019
No Moon Midnight
I'm so pleased that Moria published my poem "No Moon Midnight" and with a stunning photo of a sunset. This one received much praise on Facebook. How baffling than something so personal is what resonated with so many--but that's practically a definition of poetry.
Here's the link: https://www.moriaonline.com/issue-three/2019/4/29/no-moon-midnight-by-sara-backer?fbclid=IwAR1rYgbKD-LghlcIvF4gLQjWFZtT13om-OJNoXUx_kmSISr_sBPs5rapHfQ
Here's the link: https://www.moriaonline.com/issue-three/2019/4/29/no-moon-midnight-by-sara-backer?fbclid=IwAR1rYgbKD-LghlcIvF4gLQjWFZtT13om-OJNoXUx_kmSISr_sBPs5rapHfQ
Thursday, April 18, 2019
The Winter of Our Marriage
Ah, cabin fever--white walls, white snow. Published in SWWIM: https://www.swwim.org/blog/2019/4/18/the-winter-of-our-marriage
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
The Genius
A very aberrant loose sonnet published in Writing in a Woman's Voice. (Originally appeared in Mithila Review.) Enjoy: https://writinginawomansvoice.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-genius-by-sarabacker-shes.html