Tony Schanuel
Hanker
Pulsing head because
a melon meal is not enough
to feed a brain,
but just enough to keep
a tight blue dress
from stretching broadly over hips,
so I breathe in
shake a bit,
sustain.
Marie-Louise Eyres was diagnosed with multiple meningiomas (brain tumors) in July 2018. In 2020 she received her MFA in poetry. In 2021 she was a winner in the Poetry News “Lesser Loss” competition and her micro, When We Lived in Los Angeles was published by Alien Buddha Press. In late 2022 her chapbook, Loss is an Egg, is due. She was a finalist in the Animal Heart Press first collection competition.
Tony Schanuel is an award-winning photographer and visual artist who has fused a professional background in photography, digital technology ,and painting and mark making to create fine art that transcends those mediums. His work has been featured in Digital Imaging Magazine, Computer Graphic Magazine, Wild Heart Journal, St. Louis Design Magazine, and is a featured artist in Cyber Palette and Extreme Graphics, two books showcasing digital artists and their work. He has exhibited at the Florence Biennale and his art is held in private and corporate collections including the Fine Arts Museum of Houston permanent photographic collection.