Sharp enough for whale flesh sharp enough for a shave hand-soap and lather glint of mirror glint of morning light on harpoon head sharp as fear mirror reflecting Queequeg, Ishmael sleeping and through the curtainless window beyond, New Bedford bustling with whalers of the world, ships at port ballasts full of pacific, atlantic and indian … Continue reading Poems for Kent: Q
Journey within Bruegel’s Sheep
Two perspectives on a classic painting from a workshop on Ekphrastic writing led by Elizabeth Bradfield at the Kachemak Bay Writer's Conference 2008. If you're into ekphrastic works, check out Leap by Terry Tempest Williams which explores Bosch's 15th century psychedelic wonder, The Garden of Delights. I bleached sky and earth spring and its greenness … Continue reading Journey within Bruegel’s Sheep