In Particular by Djuna Barnes

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend October 1, 2016   In Particular   Djuna Barnes

What loin-cloth, what rag of wrong Unpriced? What turn of body, what of lust Undiced? So we’ve worshipped you a little More than Christ.            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   “In Particular” was published in The Book of Repulsive Women (Guido Bruno, 1915).   Djuna Barnes was born on June 12, 1892, in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. Her collections of poetry include The Book of Repulsive Women (Guido Bruno, 1915), in addition to the novel Nightwood (Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1937). She died on June 18, 1982. Poetry by Barnes   Vivid and Repulsive as the Truth: The Early Works of Djuna Barnes (Dover Publications, 2016) "Diving into the Wreck" by Adrienne Rich "Her Kind" by Anne Sexton "Across the Street from the Whitmore Home for Girls, 1949" by Rachel McKibbens Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038