to surface. Amniotic
earths mark the sky.
I try to set fire to myself.
She tells me of baseness,
my wife, the paint
in this ruin of brush.
Vellum
of fear. Hedge against
breaking.
Istanbul Literary Review - May 2010 Edition (#17)
Daniel Y. Harris
USA
Daniel Y. Harris, M.Div, (University of Chicago) is the author of the poetry collection, Unio Mystica (Cross-Cultural Communications Press, 2009), and the co-author, with Adam Shechter, of the experimental work, Paul Celan and the Messiah’s Broken Levered Tongue (Cervena Barva Press, 2009.) Among some of his credits are: The Pedestal Magazine, Exquisite Corpse, In Posse Review, European Judaism. Among his art exhibitions credits are: The Jewish Community Library of San Francisco, Market Street Gallery, The Euphrat Museum and The Center for Visual Arts. He earns his living as Northwest Regional Director of Development for Canine Companions for Independence. His website is www.danielyharris.com.