Poetry Book Project The Boston University poetry book project is an annual event for first year, second semester masters candidates. Each artist is randomly paired with a current or former poet in the writing program. The poets read their poems while the artists showed their books in a presentation on May 2, 2012. I was paired with Jacob Strautmann and we chose his poem 'Request, Upper Big … [Read more...]
Idle Sweet Briar
Idle Sweet Briar ______________ I am Krishna, blue skin divides into one hundred selves, to make love to cow girls in knee-high grass pressed down. My legs wrap around each one, a universe of silks — above quadrangle crops and bells delightful cloud-scapes drift. No hearts break from fear or rage, no sinks to clean or bills to pay — I am one hundred cow girls tapping cows with … [Read more...]