a word
kept in the mouth
you lick the edges
the teeth you move
now dry
yesterday blond and rounded
you the seamstress of time
overturn the world
the deluges out of the way
cling where you are
close to a man with no head
printed on the grid exercise book
his eyes with no veil
on the border of the recall
a name overturning the dream
on the fire with stretched hands
the fog blurs the sight
he unmasked
dreams of silk mattresses
under the paws
you look at
– eyes as lightings
(…)
jonida prifti (Albania, 1982-), extract by rivestrane (poem, limited edition of 100, Italian/Albanian/French, euro 10), published with the kind permission of the author (translation in English by Slow Words)
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The cover artwork is a detail of Die Matratzen (2016/17, 4mx5) by Spitching Tobias (Switzerland, 1982), awarded at Swiss Awards 2017