Contributor Series 11: On BirthdaysBirthday: life renewsBy Mark GoochCells divideGrowing and expandingDay after dayMonth after monthImmersed in warmthSheltered from harmUntilVoicesNursesBright lightsCold airLoud noisesBaby cryingLook out worldI have arrived! Mark Gooch’s most recent poem to appear here was Evolution of Music (October 2011).