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ART Inspired Poems

Poem by Traci Neal

12/15/2023

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The following poem was inspired by Dr. Jayne Shatz's artwork, The Empty Bowl, which appears on the
Poetry X Hunger website--ART - Poetry X Hunger
.

The Bottom of the Bowl

Hands wrap fingers
as a feature frame on
the braze bowl
to hopefully feel full.
Hunger has a sound
heard by hearts hurting.
Emptiness expands
and elates the insides
where life waits for
food to leverage a
weary wilderness.
The bottom seems
silent until a soul
speaks to transform
growls into growth.
Smiles greet the
belly when nourishment
bakes bread beyond
what a bowl holds
within its base.
May the world we live in
strive to meet needs
by delectable morsels
and not memories of lack.
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Traci Neal is a neurodivergent spoken word artist listed on Poets & Writers residing in Columbia, SC. She is featured in The New York Times, Mahogany (Hallmark) writing community, The Elevation Review, 1619 Speaks Anthology in 2023 (Sims Library of Poetry), and many other media publications. In 2023, she was a Pushcart Prize Nominee for The Elevation Review, longlisted for the African Diaspora Award with Kinsman Quarterly, the second-place poetry winner of the National Career Development Association, and the second-place poetry winner of the South Carolina Career Development Association. Neal uses her poetry platform to help bring awareness to non-profits in need worldwide.

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