Quilt

Poem by Allison Whittenberg

---

​Slaves recognize the metaphor 
Putting odds together with ends 
Knitting scraps into study shape 

Manipulating fabric 
Irregular shapes:
Functional, enduring

Making a way 
Out of no way
​

About the Writer

A. Whittenberg is a Philadelphia native who has a global perspective. If she wasn’t an author, she’d be a private detective or a jazz singer. She loves reading about history and true crime. Her other novels include Sweet Thang, Hollywood and Maine, Life is Fine, Tutored and The Sane Asylum.