Thursday, August 18, 2011

MOURNING

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MOURNING    Try to tell the woman changing her husband’s/dressings he might not see this year’s first snow. / ---From “Try” by Luisa A....

AN ALLEGORY

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AN ALLEGORY   When the air is clear and the sun rises through a mottle of trees, a riot erupts among the smallest citizens of the Holl...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

DESIDERATUM

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DESIDERATUM   ...They pose, /then fall, purposefully, /yelping WOOO! , which translates /as A little fear is fun . /The pool looks /to...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

SUMMER POEMS

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SUMMER DANCE 48 summers ago, on our maiden dance, I knew I had only one left foot, but almost died to discover I had two.   BAGUIO SU...
Monday, August 15, 2011

A SWAN SONG

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A SWAN SONG   How often do your thoughts/stray among the vines of morning/glory, curling toward me?--- From “Each Question is Always ...
Sunday, August 14, 2011

PALABRA DE HONOR

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PALABRA DE HONOR   How long does wood need to steep,/to stay alive long enough with clay/it loves in the kiln?--- From “Each Question ...
Saturday, August 13, 2011

THE NIGHTMARE

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THE NIGHTMARE     Why is there no water in that/recurrent dream where I attempt/to take a shower in a tiny closet?--- From “Each Quest...

DOG DAY AFTERNOONS

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DOG DAY AFTERNOONS   Why do I remember the feel/of underclothes on skin/at two, at three? --- From “Each Question is Always the Same Qu...

HER DREAD

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HER DREAD   You are the kiss walking away/without so much as another glance .---From “Assassin’s Wake” by Luisa A. Igloria, Via Negativ...

HIS PROMISE

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HIS PROMISE …If I disappeared into one of the ruby-red rooms/of the pomegranate, would you stain/your fingers to search for me?--- From ...