D. S. MARTIN

D. S. Martin is the author of five poetry collections, including Angelicus, a book written entirely from the point-of-view of angels, and Conspiracy of Light: Poems Inspired by the Legacy of C.S. Lewis — both from Cascade Books.  He is Poet-in-Residence at McMaster Divinity College, the Series Editor for the Poiema Poetry Series, and has edited three anthologies — The Turning Aside (2016), Adam, Eve, & the Riders of the Apocalypse (2017), and In A Strange Land (2019).  He and his wife live in Brampton, Ontario; they have two adult sons. Find him at http://www.dsmartin.ca/, http://www.kingdompoets.blogspot.com/, and https://mcmasterdivinity.ca/poems-for-ephesians/.

reflection on shakespeare’s sonnet 146

O   my poor soul 

the eternal has never seemed in need

of time   & so   outward things steal

my inward eye 

          making a name   for an image

an image for a name   a house to hold

what houses seem to claim

We were talking   about the space

between us all   & how extravagantly

I paint exterior walls   though I know  

within   lies my soul's shortfall

O   my soul   I pour

my strengths   where they

will often spill   & spend

what I can little afford

on what comes to an end

Within be fed   without be rich no more

Read more of Martin’s work in Solum Journal Volumes I, II, and V (forthcoming).

Listen to our interview with Martin on Solum Podcast.