the green balloon by Laura Minning
t h e g r e e n b a l l o o n I watch the wind with earnest intent, and ask it for a dance. It takes me by the hand and sets me free. ~laura minning excerpt from “a verbal collage” c. november 2006 Laura Minning began writing creatively at the age of nine. She’s become an award winning published poet and author since that time. All in all, she’s had one-hundred and seven individual poems, six articles, two books, two plays and one piece of prose published in both hard copy and on-line. Her work has been featured in publications like “Literature Today”, “Amulet Magazine” and “Slate & Style”. Laura received her first Editor’s Choice Award in 1993 for “bronx zoo” and her first International Merritt of Poetry Award in 1995 for “introspection” by the National Library of Poetry. Poetry.com recognized her work a decade later by granting her the title of International Poet of the Year. Laura’s artisti...