Amy Casey, Hive Study, 2007, Acrylic on Paper, 10″ X 8.75″
Heart
Landed bird
balloon releasing ballast
incorrigible drumbeat
at the press of bone
slow tiger
ticking caged
this is what it is
to want
and to receive.
Chapter book
frantic telegraph
live-wired
luminescent nest
least calibrated
instrument and most
emphatic: this is what it is.
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Katie Tunning
Review by Preeti Shah
The poem explores the irony of what the heart is, “least calibrated instrument and most emphatic,” while showcasing visually stunning lines to bolster this conclusion. There is movement and musicality in each stanza that pulse at the rhythm of this beautiful short poem.