a new poetry book (Cadences) by Kitty Jospé
a part of a body of people
separated breath by breath,
a soft curve of a comma?
How different from the exclamation
Who do you think you are!
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From the book:
Who Are You
Which sort of a body,
some body,
any body,
no body,
a part of a body of people
separated breath by breath,
a soft curve of a comma?
How different from the exclamation
Who do you think you are!
given by a jury of voices
arguing an ego's case.
It's a sentence that opens doors
to waiting rooms, wandering corridors
until the judge holds court.
Between the covers of your book
this unanswerable who
asks,
reads,
pulses,
pulls.
Calligraphy in Japanese Woods
Say these syllables,
ma tsu ka ze -
wind in the pines.
Ma tsu
ka ze,
a maple leans
against a pine,
tall, straight,
holding me
slant
against you.
Kitty Jospé French teacher, art docent, amateur musician with a passion for language, people and all the arts. She holds an MA in French Literature from New York University (1984) and an MFA in creative writing, Poetry, from Pacific University, Oregon (2009). She has collaborated as poet with PUSH Physical Theatre, local artists, Park Avenue Dance and has performed her poetry in many venues in and around Rochester, NY.
