Summer 2005

Summer 2005

SIMON PETTET POEM (THE RIPEST OF BLACKBERRIES) The ripest of the blackberries both delights the child and seduces and appalls (he is ignorant of course and quite surprised by those adoring adjacent stinging nettles)   POEM (THOSE ANGELS WHICH DO NOT KNOW THEIR FATHER) Those angels which do not know their father out of jealousy detain their mothers in captivity, confused for centuries she passes from one female body into another female body, into another female body.   SIMON PETTET is an English-born poet, long-time resident of New York's Lower East Side. These two poems come from his forthcoming book, More Winnowed Fragments to be published by Talisman House in the Spring. His Selected Poems (from the same publishers), an essential volume, is still available. A recent trove of Pettet materials can be found on line in Jacket 25. He also collaborated with the photographer Rudy Burckhardt on Talking Pictures and Conversations About Everything and compiled and edited for Black Sparrow the Selected Art Writings of the poet, James Schuyler.

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