Sunday, October 30, 2005

[by way of introduction]

The phrase 'sworn to lucidity' comes from a poem by Adrienne Rich, called I Dream I'm the Death of Orpheus. Bryna & I listened to Adrienne Rich read this poem aloud (on CD) in her resonant Baltimore accent & it made my knees melt.

Of all her indelible words, this phrase engraved itself most thickly. So strongly that I dreamt about it -- I saw a moon shining in daylight, the light was so clear that even when I woke & opened my eyes all I could see was the afterblink of the image in my mirror; a glowing bright haloed moon where my face should have been seen.

I believe you can read the whole poem here:

http://www.morrischia.com/david/portfolio/orpheus/research/adrienne-rich.html

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