LeBlanc, Courtney 2023
Blue Hour Reading Series with Courtney LeBlanc and Cynthia Manick
Haymarket House
It’s easy to get lost here—with nothing
but wide open a person can wander
for weeks without finding shelter.
Men have plowed and planted, hoed
and harvested, been nurtured
and broken by this land—it’s not always
my fault but if a farmer doesn’t learn
grief early he’ll never make it.
– Courtney LeBlanc, “The Plains Speak Grief”
Watch Courtney LeBlanc’s 2023 reading with Cynthia Manick at the Chicago Poetry Center:
Courtney LeBlanc begins at 19:11 minutes.
Because that would at least give me something
to write about. But I think of all the reasons I shouldn’t:
I’d have to wear something other than yoga pants,
have to go somewhere other than the grocery store
or the park because despite romantic comedies, I’m not
meeting anyone there.
– Courtney LeBlanc, “While Trying To Write A Poem I Realize I Have Nothing To Write About SO I Contemplate Having An Affair”
Listen to Courtney LeBlanc read her poem, “Honey –for Kristen”:
Check out Courtney LeBlanc’s blog:
Word Perv
Word Perv (noun): One who takes delight and is skilled at constructing, writing or saying naughty phrases or dialogue.
