by K.G. Ricci
[untitled, things that make me anxious]
Green eyes and the Smiths and the Cup
Song and Michael Franti. Violins and
concert halls, dandelion giggles and the
field of architecture.
Puzzle piece foam tiles in red, yellow, blue
covering concrete basement floors.
Harsh overhead lighting.
Brass doorknobs turning.
Gray Toyota Corollas and
slushy midwinter roads. The
phrase, ‘ambiguous loss.’
January, February, June.
My tinnitus and my twiddling thumbs
and your mother’s voice, saying,
“Integrity is what you have when no
one else is watching.”
Sophie Fenimore (she/her) is a queer trans poet from New England, USA, who writes primarily about nature and her experience of gender. Influences include Rumi, Li Bai, Mary Oliver, and Greg Delanty. Instagram: @sophiefenimorepoet Tumblr: sophiefenimore.
K.G. Ricci is a self-taught NYC artist who has been creating collages for the past seven years. In that time his work has evolved from the larger 24×48 panels to 7×10 books and most recently to a series of 18×24 collages on cardboard titled Incongruities. His work has been in gallery exhibitions throughout the country, and he has appeared in numerous on-line exhibitions. Many of Ken’s most recent “visual stories” have been featured in several literary magazines. Instagram @kennethricci.