The Intimacy of Birdsong Before the Sunrise The way the sounds take shapesliding through your windowlike exclamation marks thatland on your cheeks – kissesfrom another dimension youfeel in your bones but can’texplain in words because birdsongis the language of eternity of hope The tender trills and deep-throatedwarbles lift the sun like a conductor’sbaton tapping the… Continue reading #NPM22 – Intimacy – The Intimacy of Birdsong Before the Sunrise
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Intimacy #NPM22 & Menard & Carter Part II
#NPM22 Intimacy Poem A Day The Intimacy of Asparagus …the slight bitter of yourgreen tree-trunk body… …soaked in golden butter &nestled among plump riceszechuan brown syrup –the heat of hunger & devouring… …you greet me laterin streams of releasephallic phantompungently preachinga gospel of remembering… Guest Post Interviews - Part II - With Christopher Lawrence Menard… Continue reading Intimacy #NPM22 & Menard & Carter Part II
Intimacy #NPM22 & Menard & Carter – poets to celebrate!
#NPM22 - Intimacy Poem a Day The Intimacy of Laughter lives in the agreementthat these wordsthese movementsthese emotionsour shared sounds stir up the bloodhip-check the heartstutter the breath on its release of joy otherwiseone-sidedchidedmeant to harmthe negation of agreementcreates trauma Guest Poet Interviews featuring Christopher Lawrence Menard & Terry Ann Carter Today and tomorrow I… Continue reading Intimacy #NPM22 & Menard & Carter – poets to celebrate!
Intimacy & The Interview
#NPM22 - INTIMACY - Poem a Day The Intimacy of Vacuuming the House on a Thursday Evening The dried clumps of mud on the kitchen floormake me feel like a bad motherand the chunks of crusted spinach and the rolling tufts of dog hair too When I open the canister on the vacuumdirt is overflowing into… Continue reading Intimacy & The Interview
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