Tag Archives: poetry

Drool with me?

Posted on September 10, 2013 by elisabethwithaness

This morning, Alison Natasi’s piece “20 Poets on the Meaning of Poetry” in Flavorwire had me drooling. It’s hard to pick a favorite from among such an abundance of riches, but number 9 from Carl Sandburg’s Tentative (First Model): Definitions of … Continue reading →

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That thing that the other night I almost told you

Posted on June 10, 2013 by elisabethwithaness

We were doing that thing where we whispered things we love and it was your turn to ask and it was my turn to tell and my truest biggest answer was pounding in my chest so hard I thought surely … Continue reading →

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Softness

Posted on May 23, 2013 by elisabethwithaness

I want to write about softness, about how things can be soft and hard all at once, like your cock last night. And again this morning. Also, I want to write about how the hardest things can bring softness. Like … Continue reading →

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Translating Neruda (Agua Sexual)

Posted on May 5, 2013 by elisabethwithaness

I share my hometown (Temuco, Chile) with beloved Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda. Although Neruda died in 1973, when I was just a wee girl, still, I like to think that Neruda and I drank of the same water, breathed the same … Continue reading →

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