Issue 5 - Attention Unframed Picture “I want to reach that state of condensation of sensations which constitutes a picture.” — Henri Matisse Oil Painting by Victoria Juharyan. Photo by Elina Akselrud, NYC 2010“Close your eyes. Relax. Picture the moment you were being born,” the therapist posited. “Whom would you
Poetry To Platonov… To Platonov... They said you liked simple people And complicated machines. They said that trains had sung Your lullabies for you and that You were afraid of women, Who could not think…or Were not enough manly. Your hands…Your hands were so Manly.
Poetry I envy the confidence of ignorance I envy the confidence of ignorance, The stillness of growing grass, The rustle of dead leaves. The majesty of trees succumbing To the changing seasons with No melancholia. I envy me too, if I look at myself as I look at things I cannot
Poetry I dance Flamenco in a Slavic dress I dance Flamenco in a Slavic dress, I say my prayers in languages that Prattle. Some say, never forget where you came from. Some say, know where you're going. Some say, do both. That's easy. Sometimes. The difficulty lies in how to be. Who