The menu this evening for your private reading is “a piacere” – to your taste! Select a poem from any section.
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“INGREDIENTS”
ANTIPASTI: Growing
Genderfuck Barbie
This is a Blessing and Also
Ballad of the Living End
Pocket Symphony Goody Bag
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queer anger, facades, empowerment
body issues, discomfort, acrid
millennial, frustration, strength
life lessons, back-pocket gifts, salves
PRIMI PIATTI: Loving
The Only Song for L.V.
Saving Water
Lovesong (Reprise)
Could We Reinvent Love?
Drawing Down the Sun
Secret Chord Apocrypha
K.G.’s unLovesonging
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breakup, reflection, appreciation
love, perspectives, amazement
true love, exhilaration, acceptance
discord, processing, distillation
longing, choosing, believing
queer love, inspiration, tenderness
grief, bittersweet, hopeful, resilient
SECONDI PIATTI: Dying
Death of the Author in Half-Time
Anthem After the Accident
Disappearing: an Observer’s Issue
I Died, Bring Champagne
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dying, visions, coming back, life
brain damage, memory, healing
introvert, independent, cheeky
encore, serendipity, gratitude
DOLCE: Stripping
This is a Torch Song
Television Heaven Jingle
Night Shift Signature Cocktails
Drinking Song for Consent
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stripping, defiance, recognition, pride
sex work, fear, violence, attention
strip clubs, disdain, affection, humor
desire, boundaries, witnessing
Lux Aeterna 