I prefer a pencil formed from cedar timber, painted, lacquered, imprinted with gold— Half the Pressure, Twice the Speed— a medium that will readily
Some days, I feel myself hardening. Consider the way branches weigh themselves heavy with fruit before breaking so nearly evenly. In the hospital, I
“A piece of separate outstanding rushing is so blind with open delicacy.” from Tender Buttons, Gertrude Stein we no longer keep the bowl on
The poem “VIII. ‘a conception of the ideal life’ is from an epistolary collaboration with the poet Sheila Farr. Text in quotes is from