I recited a couple of my poems this past Feb 10th; at Farley's. There were Story Tellers, other poets and muscians there that night, fun fun fun! Don't miss the next stories, music, and poems at Farley's on March 24th!!!
One of my poems was inspired by some incredible art work by the German street art duo Herakut. http://www.herakut.de/ (see the image above as well as check out their website)
They are a collaborative team of artists that produce incredible images of women, creatures, and people. The images are full of tension and the paintings have something to say; so much so that I wrote a poem about them. The specific exhibit that inspired the poem was called "Streichelzoo". Here is a blurb from Juxtapose magazine describing Herakut's show at the Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art , http://www.carmichaelgallery.com/ . "Artwork featured will include a combination of spray paint with charcoal, watercolors, and other paints on a variety of media, including wood, canvas, and paper. Streichelzoo means "petting zoo" in German, an apt label for a showcase of the quirky cast of creatures about to enter Carmichael Gallery. The artwork in the show embraces a brand new phase in Herakut's artistic evolution, as they continue to take risks and blend their signature styles into one unique, refreshing urban voice." Well, well enough said here is my poem,
Beauty Is Me 1-28-09
Leigh Radtke
I saw some art the other day. Realistic paintings of girls with antlers
bunny ears
a wolf nose
and yellow eyes
Beautiful bodies
not model pretty but women pretty
Big hips, breasts the right size and thighs that made the hips look small
in poses of defiance
Challenge
Determination
As if to say conventional wisdom be dammed
Beauty is me
I have antlers to fend off you nay say-ers you Barbie lovers
A wolf nose to smell you
Bunny ears to hear you
And yellow eyes to see you in the dark
Beauty is Me
LOVE ME
There will be another Story Telling, Poem Reciting, Music night at Farley's, 1315 18th Street, San Francisco, 94107 on Tuesday March 24th at 7PM
One of my poems was inspired by some incredible art work by the German street art duo Herakut. http://www.herakut.de/ (see the image above as well as check out their website)
They are a collaborative team of artists that produce incredible images of women, creatures, and people. The images are full of tension and the paintings have something to say; so much so that I wrote a poem about them. The specific exhibit that inspired the poem was called "Streichelzoo". Here is a blurb from Juxtapose magazine describing Herakut's show at the Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art , http://www.carmichaelgallery.com/ . "Artwork featured will include a combination of spray paint with charcoal, watercolors, and other paints on a variety of media, including wood, canvas, and paper. Streichelzoo means "petting zoo" in German, an apt label for a showcase of the quirky cast of creatures about to enter Carmichael Gallery. The artwork in the show embraces a brand new phase in Herakut's artistic evolution, as they continue to take risks and blend their signature styles into one unique, refreshing urban voice." Well, well enough said here is my poem,
Beauty Is Me 1-28-09
Leigh Radtke
I saw some art the other day. Realistic paintings of girls with antlers
bunny ears
a wolf nose
and yellow eyes
Beautiful bodies
not model pretty but women pretty
Big hips, breasts the right size and thighs that made the hips look small
in poses of defiance
Challenge
Determination
As if to say conventional wisdom be dammed
Beauty is me
I have antlers to fend off you nay say-ers you Barbie lovers
A wolf nose to smell you
Bunny ears to hear you
And yellow eyes to see you in the dark
Beauty is Me
LOVE ME
There will be another Story Telling, Poem Reciting, Music night at Farley's, 1315 18th Street, San Francisco, 94107 on Tuesday March 24th at 7PM
