One way to approach an intersection is to
collapse all distinctions
try not to think of yourself
as an enchanted Pentecostal head
stick your mind somewhere
between sea and horizon
call it a beginning
Never has being dead been so out of
fashion
before you can say that was easy
a specter jumps down your
throat
a river of children empties
into modernity
This hand sews a pattern while the other
weeps
the worst are pedantic lies
a blob of sun falls off the sun
all manner of
leniencies coalesce in a love of country
Are you the genius behind the flaming yew
tree
winter child with summer policies
a shadow is a double
innuendo
whereas nightfall
is night with a flourish
It’s not what it looks like
unearthing strange deposits of strife
and kindness
a stranger falls out of your
sleeve
someone to sin with
and talk to
How can I forget the house of approval at
world’s end
tying a knot to fix a memory
my body and I look alike
we resemble timeless
disfigured light
Is it life that issues from a moody horn
a common thing of no or great
import
resisting frivolity is frivolity
lay your eyes on
foreign streets and districts
Adam Soldofsky’s work has appeared in various journals including Paperbag, Bodega, Gigantic Sequins, Prelude and on the Tin House Blog. He lives in lives in Los Angeles, CA. His series of screenshot poems, The Blind Swordsman Poems can be found online at http://theblindswordsmanpoems.tumblr.com.
Baptiste Tavernier is a French painter, photographer, musician, and installation artist. He studied musical composition and digital arts at Paris University before moving to Chiba to study traditional Japanese arts and crafts. His latest meticulous and intricate paintings focus on the concept of the ‘labyrinth’ across cultures. These paintings have been influenced by his interests in both avant-garde music, classical mythology, and Japanese culture. Baptiste currently lives and works in Japan as a restorer of Japanese armor. You can find more of his artwork online at baptistetavernier.com.