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Old Shipping Pens
By Amy Olsen
The old shipping pen stands
Drifted in with snow
Sun beating down
Wood dark brown
Some black Railroad ties hold the smaller posts
They’ve weathered many storms
Pounding rain, beating hail
Black bodies slammed into the wood at one point
Rough horseback gentleman used to open the gates
Sort apart the wanted from the leaving
Loaded the trailers
There weren’t aspens in the pen then
Their white bark a contrast to the dead ties
The white snow offers silence, solace
A contrast to the old days
The bawling pairs, whistling men, barking dogs
That, undoubtedly made a living in the pen
And made a life on the land
The snow kills the life
The pen remembers the flesh and the emptiness.
Amy's poem can be found here: https://palousereview.wsu.edu/
This April I attended the tenth annual Women in the World Summit in New York. This was a phenomenal experience. I was able to hear many women from all over the world speak on a variety of relevant issues. Everyone from Oprah and Hillary Clinton to CEOs of companies, entrepreneurs and frontline journalists shared stories and experiences that inspired me. This summit opened my eyes to the struggle that occurs throughout the world. I heard from women who have been exiled from Iran and Saudi Arabia. Women from China and Uganda who were putting their own lives and the lives of their families in danger by speaking out. I was challenged by every woman there to be bigger than myself and take every opportunity to change the world. The question of the summit was “Can Women Change the World?” The critical thing that I took away from this experience was that, yes, women can change the world and we are.
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