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Rebozo [by Mitch Sisskind]
Herman Fishman asked, "How can "I know if my wife is possessed "By Lilith in our conjugal bed?" Julius Jaffe said, "If a wife refuses "To lie beneath her husband, feh! "She has…
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“Lesbian Corn” [by Elaine Equi]
Lesbian Corn In summerI strip awayyour pale kimono.Your tousled hair too,comes off in my handsleaving youcompletely naked.All ears andtiny yellow teeth. — Elaine Equi from the archive; first posted October 1, 2008
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How is Rebecca Journo’s “Portrait” like the proverbial hedgehog? It does tricks that count [By Tracy Danison]
"Portrait" by Rebecca Journo. Photo © Courtesy Collectif La Pieuvre Not too terribly long ago, for my getting-ready-for-bed tirade, I was telling my partner that dance performance creators don’t pay enough attention to the…
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WEDNESDAYS WITH DENISE: March 8, 2023
For today’s post, I offer you two stunning epistolary poems—Matthew Olzmann’s and David Hernandez’s poems seem to sing to one another: Letter to Someone Living Fifty Years from Now Most likely, you think we…
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Wednesday [by Mark Ford]
It was announced on the radio this morning [Wednesday, October 15, 2008] that the British Library has paid half a million pounds for a collection of the manuscripts of Ted Hughes. Hughes was a…
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Were it given to all to see into the heart of each! Pierre Pontvianne’s Motifs [By Tracy Danison]
Partner dance, the true illusion of being together. "Motifs" by Pierre Pontivianne. Photo © Lena Pinon Lang Motif usually means “intention or motive”. For Pierre Pontvianne, I think, the word carries the connotation as…
