“Euridice” | Alta
March 10, 2009 3 Comments
all the male poets write of orpheus
as if they look back & expect
to find me walking patiently
behind them. they claim i fell into hell.
damn them, i say.
i stand in my own pain
& sing my own song.
"The job of the writer is to make revolution irresistible." –Toni Cade Bambara
March 10, 2009 3 Comments
all the male poets write of orpheus
as if they look back & expect
to find me walking patiently
behind them. they claim i fell into hell.
damn them, i say.
i stand in my own pain
& sing my own song.
that is stunning.
Best thing I’ve read all day…. but you do that to me frequently.
Is this Alta, Madwomyn Poet of Berserkeley??? I used to know her, she wrote for Plexus!!!
Thrilled to see her name here, Sylvia.
you made my day. I often feel like so much is forgotten.