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April 2, 2023 by The Citron Review

by Katie Cloutte

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Katie Cloutte spent four years soaking up some much needed poetry wisdom at the University of Richmond before receiving her MFA from New England College. With some erasure books on the horizon, Katie will add to her few publications. A Pushcart nominated poet, you can currently see her work in The Homestead Review, Ping-Pong Magazine, deLuge Literary and Arts Journal, and Certain Circuits. She is currently living in Oxford, UK thickening her snarky vocabulary.

 

 

 

For text readers, This erasure poem

features the theme of synchronized swimming with a focus on feminism and love. Highlighted words include:

In

a

sun-burnt    barefoot

fantasy

sipping    tea

under his arm

“Hands off! this

English

heart

who is

“The Duke.”

the duke

the Duke

the Duke

the Duke

the Duke

some

bare

man

begging

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Lake George photograph by Stieglitz, 1896

Alfred Stieglitz. Meeting of Day and Night, Lake George, 1896. The Art Institute of Chicago