So…I am obsessed with the Tower of Babel. I’m not 100% sure why, although it’s clear to me that this obsession relates to my love of languages. But it’s not just the love of speaking languages or even hearing them, but just seeing the text of another language sends me into an irrationally ecstaticContinue reading “Tower of Babel Collage”
Monthly Archives: August 2011
The Sun and I
the sun burns and tear drops fall from its rays the internal combustion that is the life of us all constantly destroys itself and draws energy from destruction and the contained calamity one of these days that beautiful star is gonna burn out one of these days he’s gonna implode and leave a big blackContinue reading “The Sun and I”
He
He is the gypsy, the pirate, the wanderer He is the mysterious Spaniard the arrogant Frenchman the Tartar horseman He is the Cherokee archer the Mayan shaman the Hindu priest He is the photographer’s eye the chef’s secret the musician’s string He is the desert prince the wind of the Black Sea the Celtic knotContinue reading “He”
Second Published Poem!
“Dear Shoshana, Thank you for your submission to Yes, Poetry. Yes, Poetry would like to include “No Name” in our November issue. Please reply to this message with any questions you may have. You will receive an email when the issue is online. Thank you again for submitting. Also, feel free to friend us on facebook for updates: https://www.facebook.com/yespoetry” I’m super-excited!!Continue reading “Second Published Poem!”
First Published Poem!!!
“Dear Shoshana We’re happy to inform you that your poem, Bread, Water and Gas, has been selected for publication in the Fall 2011 edition of The Ilanot Review.” Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The perfect gift for my 30th birthday this Friday!