2020 / poetry / AUTHOR
DAVID MOHAN
THE SUITORS
…
The suitor I’m left with—atomic
molecules, love become science,
philosophy, cold rooms in October
where I am permitted
to breath my ghost.
The suitor I’m left with is miasmic,
the bathroom after our shower—
closed text written in smoke—
like letters burning to gold leaf,
autumn; the final signature
of a handprint on glass.
The suitor I’m left with is physics,
cosmic, the morning-after street,
each tree, backcombed turbulence,
the arc of initials
scripted by jet—
love made plain by sonics.
…
DAVID MOHAN is a poet and short story writer based in Dublin. His poetry has been published in The Cincinnati Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, Lake Effect, Stirring, Measure, Superstition Review, New World Writing, PANK and Dialogist. His poetry has been nominated for The Pushcart Prize.
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POETS IN MORSE CODE explores the role of interpretation in storytelling. By incorporating Morse Code, one of the most widely used and recognized ciphers in existence, Saiterux juxtaposes lines of poetry against photographs and technical illustrations of flora & fauna from the early days of scientific exploration. Through the text and image pairings, the illustrations lean into the abstract elements of a story, recognizing that storytelling depends on the written word as well as the imagination, experiences, and knowledge each reader brings to the occasion. More from Saiterux
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