Fox Henry Frazier

Where I'm From · Jan 13, 2026 · 21m

Where I’m From #22

By Fox Henry Frazier

Inspired by George Ella Lyon

I am from Susquehanna and Chenango riverbanks,

from rock salt and backyard timber rattlesnakes.

I am from a house with beautiful hearthstones—

smooth, grey, smelling faintly of rain—

and another house, scented with lavender and hibiscus

and gunpowder.

I am from ivy and holly and This berry

probably won’t kill me if I only take the tiniest bite,

and from bitter, but it didn’t.

I’m from horseback riding and I’ll go where I please,

from Kennedy and Frazier. I’m from the grandmother

murdered by the IRA in the front doorway of…