Poetry Subscriber Only

Limestone, with Traces; Onto the Fens


Limestone, with Traces Stoic, the fourteenth-century Mary in limestone robes with limestone head. Baby Christ looks like a newly born rat, grasping arms and legs, daggery claws. An object of worship needs nothing but the gesture of history. Mary possesses a peculiar stolidity, her skull almost protruding through her skin. Her hair unflattering, her robes, […]

This content is for subscribers only. Please log in below, or sign up for a subscription here.