"CANARY
Billie Holiday's burned voice
had as many shadows as lights,
a mournful candelabra against a sleek piano,
the gardenia her signature under that ruined face.
(Now you're cooking, drummer to bass,
magic spoon, magic needle.
Take all day if you have to
with your mirror and your bracelet of song.)
Fact is, the invention of women under siege
has been to sharpen love in the service of myth.
If you can't be free, be a mystery."
Rira Dove, sujo sorriso luminoso podeis ver acima, nasceu em 1952 e sobre a sua poesia há já uma dissertação de Mestrado em Portugal. Podereis consultá-la através do arquivo da Universidade Aberta.
Bom Sábado!
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