s w i f t s  &  s l o w s: a quarterly of crisscrossings

Shoulder Blade, Spinning
John M. Bennett & Stacey Allam

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Smoulder Blade

The swirl of the tubes
in my fork’s exhaust
of slippery spaghetti strands
spells a shirt
of arched letters
pointing to the nearest
knit smoulder blade

Spinning

I stepped and shot my fork
fingers on the air
on the inverted smile
of a cushion
where a box of staples glowed

wheels & wheels

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Stacey Allam is originally from Rego Park, Queens, New York, but has resided in Brooklyn for many years. She has been writing poetry most of her life.

John M. Bennett has published, exhibited and performed his word art worldwide. He was editor and publisher of LOST AND FOUND TIMES (1975-2005), and is Founding Curator of the Avant Writing Collection at The Ohio State University Libraries.  His work, publications, and papers are collected in several major institutions, including Washington University (St. Louis), SUNY Buffalo, The Ohio State University, The Museum of Modern Art, and other major libraries. Among his latest books are The World of Burning, Luna Bisonte Prods, 2017; Poemas visuales, con movimientos con ruidos con combinaciones (with Osvaldo Cibils), Deep White Sound, 2017; Olas Cursis, Luna Bisonte Prods, 2018, Dropped in the Dark Box, Luna Bisonte Prods, 2019, Leg Mist, Luna Bisonte Prods, 2019, and OJIJETE, Luna Bisonte Prods, 2020.