Poem-A-Day: The Teller by David Mason

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The Teller by David Mason He told me, maybe thirty years ago, he'd met a rawboned Eskimo named Jack while filming polar bears on an ice floe. Jack went out fishing in his sealskin kayak but the current carried him so far off course that when a Russian freighter rescued him they signed him as a mate to Singapore. Five years at sea it took to get back home. The year an Englishman gave him his name. The year of hustling on a Bali beach. The year of opium in Viet Nam. The year he pined for snow. The year he searched for any vessel that would turn toward Nome. The man who told me? I tell you, I don't know. Copyright © 2013 by David Mason. Used with permission of the author. Poetry by Mason Ludlow January 14, 2013 David Mason is the author of four collections of poetry, including Ludlow (Red Hen Press, 2007) which was awarded the Colorado Book Award for Poetry. Related Poems Without Discussion by Samuel Amadon In the old days a poet once said by Ko Un Tales from Gizzard's Grill [excerpt] by Jeanne Steig Poem-A-Day started as a National Poetry Month program in 2006, delivering daily poems from newly-published poetry titles.   Due to popular demand, Poem-A-Day became a year-round program in 2010, featuring original, never-before-published poems by contemporary poets on weekdays, and classic poems on weekends.   Browse the Poem-A-Day archive for selections since 2010.  Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem In Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.

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