pliant clay; don’t let
a touch of your thumb
set your vision while it’s still vague
Pit yourself against granite,
new basalt, carve hard ebony—
intractable
guardians of contour.
—Denise Levertov, from "Art"
pliant clay; don’t let
a touch of your thumb
set your vision while it’s still vague
Pit yourself against granite,
new basalt, carve hard ebony—
intractable
guardians of contour.
—Denise Levertov, from "Art"