Monday, January 22, 2007
Poems by Kit Kennedy
Kit Kennedy is one of my oldest and most beloved friends in San Francisco. We met years ago at a poetry reading and have shared our mutual interest in poetry (as well as other things) since that time. Kit is well known in poetry circles both locally and nationally. She has published widely in numerous anthologies, and she herself "hosts" a major cafe poetry reading event each month. This reading has grown significantly since her taking it over, and now attracts many dozens of poets and listeners.
She now writes a monthly column for Betty's List at http://www.bettyslist.com/ where she does interviews with people active in the LGBT community. To read her column, go to the site and scroll down a bit where her writing and her picture appear in the middle column.
Many observers have speculated that there is a close relationship between kundalini and creative energy. The artist is often fueled by deep forces within which spur her to devote herself fully to her art. Kit seems to exemply this notion. She is a totally dedicated writer, and constantly works to refine her craft. She is also highly experimental, and demonstrates to the rest of us what a less traditional approach to poetry can achieve.
IT IS ENOUGH TO COOK FOR YOUR FRIENDS
You don’t have to master
how body works
mathematic equations
brain translating fragrance
dialectics
how/if moon impacts growth lemon & rosemary
(which you will add to the dish)
physics
candles illuminating dark
motivation
why on the longest night you scatter alphabet
or the soul
how it so wants
awe/peace
MISSED
what I wish I heard
what I meant to say
your eyelids frost with time
glass/pane milky/cloudy
of memory
of forgetfulness
of the simple
how a black stroke is a strand of hair
is calligraphy is wedge between light and
anticipation
is not saying sorry
WHEN I READ A FAVORITE AUTHOR can I discern
what she hums in the shower
which body part she bathes first
soap of preference.
How tall
how slender her wrists
personal history
proclivities
frequented slang
favorite cheese
does she truly adore figs
time of bed
of waking
with whom.
Does she write/edit to the same music.
Does her process favor sun or drape.
Which thread wetted awaits her next needle.
(all copyrighted by Kit Kennedy)
She now writes a monthly column for Betty's List at http://www.bettyslist.com/ where she does interviews with people active in the LGBT community. To read her column, go to the site and scroll down a bit where her writing and her picture appear in the middle column.
Many observers have speculated that there is a close relationship between kundalini and creative energy. The artist is often fueled by deep forces within which spur her to devote herself fully to her art. Kit seems to exemply this notion. She is a totally dedicated writer, and constantly works to refine her craft. She is also highly experimental, and demonstrates to the rest of us what a less traditional approach to poetry can achieve.
IT IS ENOUGH TO COOK FOR YOUR FRIENDS
You don’t have to master
how body works
mathematic equations
brain translating fragrance
dialectics
how/if moon impacts growth lemon & rosemary
(which you will add to the dish)
physics
candles illuminating dark
motivation
why on the longest night you scatter alphabet
or the soul
how it so wants
awe/peace
MISSED
what I wish I heard
what I meant to say
your eyelids frost with time
glass/pane milky/cloudy
of memory
of forgetfulness
of the simple
how a black stroke is a strand of hair
is calligraphy is wedge between light and
anticipation
is not saying sorry
WHEN I READ A FAVORITE AUTHOR can I discern
what she hums in the shower
which body part she bathes first
soap of preference.
How tall
how slender her wrists
personal history
proclivities
frequented slang
favorite cheese
does she truly adore figs
time of bed
of waking
with whom.
Does she write/edit to the same music.
Does her process favor sun or drape.
Which thread wetted awaits her next needle.
(all copyrighted by Kit Kennedy)
