Peculiar Motions Sleeping with the Dictionary of life inside the porous

of life inside the porous walls of occupation—no ordinary grief

as quiet as a shadow can fly

the sensual experiences of dance

voor wie de tijd verstrijkt is haar negende bundel en nog steeds en opnieuw weet ze de lezer te laten samenvallen met de wereld die ze beschrijft: ‘je bent stil in het bos als je paddenstoelen zoekt

These are her alphabetical diaries

Peculiar Motions Sleeping with the Dictionary of life inside the porousRosmarie Waldrop, drawings by Jennifer Macdonald Rosmarie Waldrop's poetry draws on the languages of geographical terrain, national histories, painting, music, the body, and the self. Her compositions change from book to book as from day to day. The peculiar motions of the title, are those of an "I" and an "eye," of a poet and a visual artist in dialogue. They define the "self" as "peculiar motions in the head and between the head and throat," a