J. Estanislao Lopez — Alternate Ending: The Escape of Jephthah's Daughter
A biblical story is recast and reframed in a poem that speaks back. Someone who was condemned decides to escape. With no regrets.
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A biblical story is recast and reframed in a poem that speaks back. Someone who was condemned decides to escape. With no regrets.
The sound of the word “blue” is in the poet’s name, a name she inherited from her grandmother. Here, she looks at the word through “Blue.”
Are you present to the present moments of your day? Taking simple moments from a simple day, this poem is present to presence.
Recalling cinematic sequences, the poet rewinds, presses play, presses pause, and presses play again on memories of romance and would-be-romances.
Through a sequence of sensations, John Lee Clark, a DeafBlind poet, essayist, historian, and actor, shares memories of a birthday morning.