Art: En t’attenda by Nelly Sanchez
Poetry in Motion
Meander
the morning after,
rogue poet —
irreverent, rotten,
broken —
like Jesus — detachable
The writer behind
will cut out — early
Glued to current time
she veers away
hosts a rave,
brings the rhythm
of decomposition
to mind
About the author:
By birth a New Yorker, Carol Davis Koss lived in Oklahoma City for over forty years, and now resides in Sacramento. She has taught English, Creative Writing, and Remedial Reading from middle school through college, in venues that range from wealthy suburbs to the South Bronx; from churches to prisons. She is the author of Chapter and Verse (1997), Camera Obscura (2001 Oklahoma Book Award finalist), and Painted Full of Tongues (2002). Her poetry has appeared in numerous publications including Best Minds, Best of MAP (Map of Austin Poetry), Bomb: A Collection of Poetry by Oklahoma Poets, Long Islander Newspaper: Walt’s Corner, Poems for the New Decade, Broomweed, Nimrod, Art Focus Oklahoma, Cross Timbers, and Elegant Rage: A Poetic Tribute to Woody Guthrie. A graduate of the City College of New York, she has a Master’s in English from Purdue University, and has done post master’s work at Teachers College (Columbia University) and the University of Oklahoma.
In the artist’s words:
Nelly Sanchez is a French artist. For almost 15 years, she has been cutting and pasting from magazines and flyers. She has been creating a colorful and feminine universe, scattered red lips and arcs of circle. Often humorously, she explores gender stereotypes, plays with symbols. Each collage tells a story the viewer must imagine.