Two Poems (devorah major)

A Californian, granddaughter of immigrants, documented and undocumented, devorah major was San Francisco’s third Poet Laureate. She is four years removed from an emotionally abusive marriage that required her to literally run for her life. Much published, she is beginning to write about that experience. A baker of pies and lover of jazz, her poetry has carried her to many countries where she has performed with and without musicians. In 2022, she received Italy’s Regina Coppola International Literary Award. Her seventh book of poetry, Califia’s Daughter, was a Willow Press Editor’s Choice and published by Willow Press. Individual poems can be found in many magazines and anthologies including Callaloo, The New Black Fire, and Bum Rush the Page. She will put down her pen to march, act, and call for justice.