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Phoebe Power
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My grandmother’s name was Chris.ach ja – Christl.
a chrism, christ with a lemon tongue.
turquoise water inside a glass
wörthersee water
a crystal you take in your pocket or carry
touching your neck
a pair of blue and glass eyes
from a black and white portrait
a ring of yellow hair
Chris
in your army green cap
Christl
a baby lying over a stream
or the picture of a baby
© 2018, Carcanet
From: Shrines of Upper Austria
Publisher: Carcanet, Manchester
From: Shrines of Upper Austria
Publisher: Carcanet, Manchester
Phoebe Power
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1993)
Phoebe Power’s poetry has a kaleidoscopic quality. Her work combines image, character and narrative with a variety of forms to create strange and compelling pieces that can be both charming and elusive. Her unique admixture of humour and horror, the erotic and the political, has garnered attention and critical acclaim. Her first full length collection was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation an...
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My grandmother’s name was Chris.ach ja – Christl.
a chrism, christ with a lemon tongue.
turquoise water inside a glass
wörthersee water
a crystal you take in your pocket or carry
touching your neck
a pair of blue and glass eyes
from a black and white portrait
a ring of yellow hair
Chris
in your army green cap
Christl
a baby lying over a stream
or the picture of a baby
From: Shrines of Upper Austria
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