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Kathryn Daszkiewicz
BLUE TATTOO
BLUE TATTOO
BLUE TATTOO
Taut as a drum, you beata slow tattoo against my skin.
At each stroke, the guttural utterance
that renders speech redundant;
at each stroke, blue worlds
mute as bruises. Boundaries
blur, as you ink out an indelible territory
where language is pure rhythm
and retreat is no longer an option.
Publisher: First Published on PIW,
Kathryn Daszkiewicz
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961)
Kathryn Daszkiewicz was born and brought up in Gosforth, near Newcastle, in the north east of England and studied English at Leeds University. A former student of the creative writing MPhil at Glamorgan, she now lives in Grantham, Lincolnshire, where she works as a teacher.
Kathryn did not start writing until her early thirties and since then has been widely published in magazines including The ...
Kathryn did not start writing until her early thirties and since then has been widely published in magazines including The ...
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BLUE TATTOO
Taut as a drum, you beata slow tattoo against my skin.
At each stroke, the guttural utterance
that renders speech redundant;
at each stroke, blue worlds
mute as bruises. Boundaries
blur, as you ink out an indelible territory
where language is pure rhythm
and retreat is no longer an option.
BLUE TATTOO
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