Ed Lahey reading Blind Horses and Still More Poems in Missoula, Montana.
From The Butte Standard:
With the simplest of words, Ed Lahey could take a reader deep into the Butte mines and even deeper into the Butte soul.
A poet, an author and proud Butte native, Lahey died April 27 in Missoula at age 75.
True to his humble roots in the Mining City, Lahey wasn't an internationally known wordsmith. However, those who know the man's work all agree that Lahey was truly one of the most valuable gems in the Treasure State.
"You don't often find true genius," Jo Antonioli said about her longtime friend.
Antonioli, who owns Books & Books in Butte, has a copy of his poem "The Blind Horses" with a photograph of the poet hanging on the wall in her store on Park Street. She takes the poem from the wall and reads it aloud after learning of Lahey's death Monday afternoon.
It's about a dying Butte miner recalling the tunnel-blind horses that were burned alive in the Lexington Mine fire. She reads the final haunting line and it brings a chill: "I hear them breathing, Ed."
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