"Silence is the shape that has passed"
Babel, Rukeyser, Stevens, Bourgeois, Jiménez, Boyer, Coleman
Isaac Babel:
A phrase is born into the world both good and bad at the same time. The secret lies in a barely discernable twist. The lever should rest in your hand, getting warm. You must turn it once, but not twice.
Muriel Rukeyser:
Wallace Stevens:
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Louise Bourgeois:
Juan Ramón Jiménez (trans. from Spanish by Christopher Maurer):
Anne Boyer:
Wanda Coleman:
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