Emily Pineau’s poetry has appeared in the anthology, Like One: Poems For Boston, and in newspapers and literary journals such as The Somerville News, The Endicott Observer, The Endicott Review, Ibbetson Street, Muddy River Poetry Review, and Notes from the Gean: Monthly Haiku Journal. The Ibbetson Street Press of Somerville published her poetry collection, No Need to Speak. The Aurorean chose No Need to Speak as the Editor’s Chap/Book Choice to be featured in their October issue in 2013.

Emily Pineau.

Through her eyes

My cat is a writer.
She sees everything
as a metaphor.
Every blanket
in my house
is a cave.
Closed bathroom
doors
are boulders.
My hands
are every person
she knows
and loves.

– Emily Pineau

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