Abstract
Crouching Woman Joan Larkin (bio) Camille Claudel, 1884 A double knot of flesh:nakedness as armor. Her taut arm grips her shoulder,shields her face. Ugly, beautiful––forget such words! A woman posing in a cold atelierplants her feet in stone dust,folds into herself, elbow pressed to knee, breasts drooping with gravity,thighs straining. Wills herselfto become stone. From a distance: a bouldertrembles on a rim of air . . . [End Page 64] Joan Larkin joan larkin has published five poetry collections, including Blue Hanuman and My Body: New and Selected Poems. She cotranslated Sor Juana’s Love Poems and coedited four anthologies, including Gay and Lesbian Poetry in Our Time. She has been a lifelong teacher. Her honors include the Lambda, nea, and Shelley Memorial awards. Copyright © 2023 Joan Larkin ...
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