Ethnopoetics

          abused, neglected, treated cruelly -
          euthanize

          we behave arrogantly,
          callous and ignorant

          grief...

          from people.
          from us -
          human actions

          it breaks my heart -
          it fills me with anger -

          they deserve so much more

I used Lorna's words from my second formal interview in order to create this poem. I think deconstructing and reorganizing her thoughts really helped me to get to the heart of her relationship with her work as a humane educator.

Though I enjoy writing poetry, I found it difficult to create an ethnopoem. I think the reason I struggled so much with creating this piece is that I am usually inspired to write because of specific words or images I have that I want to convey. It was difficult for me to write something using another's words without inserting my own ideas.