The fish coasters wanted a poem, but they’re getting an essay.
They wanted — I wanted — the tactile imagery of period plastics: vinyl
upholstery, Melmac plates, Formica counters, and artificial houseplants with
dusty
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In 2019, the Tate Modern in London held an exhibition entitled “Magic Realism:
Art in Weimar Germany 1919-33.” One painting on display burrowed deep into my
brain, Jeanne Mammen’s At the Shooting
Will he paint my face
like he painted my auntie’s,
bright as a summer platter,
eyes like shoe buttons,
and all the colours loose,
shimmering, as if the world were a river?
