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| Photo of Simone White by Pat Cassidy Mollach via the Poetry Foundation. |
This summer, I will be posting some of the poems that inspired us this past semester. Chanelle Bergeron chose this poem by Simone White:
It Must Be Shameless
by Simone White
Apart disclaimed wicked pea, split soft skin
of the principle princess, who writhes,
a little blood passes her perineum every night,
grey linen sheets flax talisman plot luxe
to strip and scrub all gore
a plain bar of secret white soap
it is a pine tree, it is an orange blossom, is it a rose hip
under a baby tongue, blood cuts
punisher, swear it closed, closes it
Here's another one by White that I loved, ["Hour in which I consider hydrangea"]. You can listen to White read the poem at the link, which I highly recommend. It's such a compelling and lovely poem about motherhood. Thanks for pointing us to this wonderful poet, Chanelle!
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