“A bell is a bell” by Shana Ross
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “A bell is a bell” by Shana Ross.
A bell is a bell
By Shana Ross
because of its hollow
and a mother
even the ones who do not stretch
around a living thing before
itโs birthed – we make space
within ourselves and if
I say we ring when we are struck
I do not mean violence
necessarily
Copyright ยฉ Shana Ross
Previously published as part of the 2025 Button Poetry Short Form Contest.
Shana Ross is a newcomer to Edmonton, Alberta and Treaty 6 Territory. Qui transtulit sustinet. Her work can be found in Whale Road Review, Ninth Letter, Grain, Literary Review of Canada and more. She prefers walking in the woods to social media and budgets her time accordingly.
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