It seems so romantic and cute to get started
But I need to finish my next book
Containing complete thoughts not part-time wants
Knowing Marvin Gaye died the night before his birth
Is why I hurry and you worry that my life work may kill me
Before you ever get a chance to kiss my face
When I really just need my voice hugged
My spirit loved
And a little time to work being a woman
Into my busy schedule …
No one will know we really want to fly south for the winter
With the rest of the black-eyed birds.
A new translation with contemporary allusions that reflect the boldness of the original.
A new book of poem-drawings.
A conversation about creative process, told through art objects.
Originally published in
Featuring interviews with Tim Roth, Amy Hempel, Emmylou Harris, Matthew Ritchie, Wallace Shawn, Christian Wolff, Gilles Peress, Kendall Thomas, and George Walker.
How do I build a fugitive choreography, one that’s always in the process of escaping itself, then coming back to reaffirm itself, only to slide away again? The act of interpreting a choreography is made live by the performers, which is the invitation in my work.
Ligia Lewis
