This Chance of Wisdom
(listen to the poem, read by the author)
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Image Description: An A4 page with white background and deep red lines drawn over pre-existent text (also in deep red) to create a blackout poem. It reads:
[blackout] she [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] began to weep. [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] this chance [blackout] [blackout] of wisdom [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] softly. [blackout] [blackout] comforted, little by little [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] sensible, [blackout] [blackout] tender [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] overjoyed [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] At length [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] [blackout] — [blackout] [blackout] by heart [blackout]
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About the Author
Susanna Olmi (she/her) is an Italian art historian and writer based in Haarlem, Netherlands. With a BA in Conservation of Cultural Assets and a MA in History and Criticism of Art, she has made a career out of her special interest. Susan’s writing has appeared in The Gay and Lesbian Review Online Feature and Knee Brace Press. Her illustrations have been featured in various zines and fanzines.