» Die seltsamen Heiligen «

2012

Melted Collage

32 x 44 cm || 12.5 x 17.2 inches

Ausstellungen:
2014 LWL Warstein "Mensch entfalten"

"Purely American"
she found something
she lost
but couldn't figure
out what it was
or
why she had gotten it
in the first place
she was
purely American
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» Kilometer Null «

2012

Melted Collage

32 x 44 cm || 12.5 x 17.2 inches

Ausstellungen:
2014 LWL Warstein "Mensch entfalten"

» Weathering The Storm «

2012

Melted Collage

32 x 44 cm || 12.5 x 17.2 inches

"Ocean Or No Ocean" or "Weathering The Storm"
you are free
as always to
poem or not to poem the poem,
I judge you not,
I say
let our arts speak for themselves,
if you are in conflict
with the trees of my poem
you are free to uproot it or censure it from your forest,
or better yet to not ever let it be planted.
we can dance the dance of avoidance
play a one sided
nice nice with patriotism
and nice nice with godless religions
ocean or no ocean
I shall continue to art
you know the slant of your market
you choose the poems
for that slant
you have always had the
freedom to do that
you and only you
know the motive of the market you seek
ocean or no ocean
I shall continue to art
you say that i would not
like a person who does not
speak his whole self
yet always people prefer that
I speak less than the fullness of me
you say
"my patriotism will not be
taken seriously in any way in Europe"
ocean or no ocean
I shall continue to art
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» Saat des Unfriedens «

2012

Melted Collage

32 x 44 cm || 12.5 x 17.2 inches

"War Stars"
the ocean roars
its power in my brain
unlocking the chains
of refrain
to seek and walk
the necessary talk
to right a world
to sight a man
to plight a war
to recover a star
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» The Crush «

2012

Melted Collage

32 x 44 cm || 12.5 x 17.2 inches

Ausstellungen:
2013 Galerie im Kreishaus, Warendorf

"The Crush"
why would he
tie me in a knot
and leave me there
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» Ethanol Love «

2012

Melted Collage

32 x 44 cm || 12.5 x 17.2 inches

Ausstellungen:
2014 LWL Warstein "Mensch entfalten"

"The Drought"
droughts of love
parched the land
send the rain
so earth will be
fruitful woman to man
with ethanol love
they will drive far
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» Who Stole The Grass «

2012

Melted Collage

44 x 32 cm || 17.2 x 12.5 inches

"Who Stole The Grass"
the
rain
smelled
green
but the
grass
still
would
not
grow
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» Yellow Snow «

2012

Melted Collage

44 x 32 cm || 17.2 x 12.5 inches

"I Saw It Fall From The Sky"
the sun
lay on the
ground
defeated
a child scorched
his fingers
trying to pick
it up
his mother said
"don't pick that up
leave it alone
we don't know where
that has been"
the little boy whimpered
and sucked his burning fingertips
"mama, i saw it
fall from the sky"
"take your fingers out of your mouth
that's nasty"
"but mama, I did, I did see it fall from the sky"
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» Black Widows «

2012

Melted Collage

44 x 32 cm || 17.2 x 12.5 inches

In Privatbesitz

"Just Don't Look"
black widows
mind their own business
as long as one
never notices
that they
eat their husbands
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» Estrogen Lava «

2012

Melted Collage

44 x 32 cm || 17.2 x 12.5 inches

"He Leans"
she aches
she yearns
she is driven
she is obsessed
to love
a volcano
spewing estrogen
like lava into
the hemisphere.
all men run away
except for one.
he leans across
the ocean...
and listens.
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» G-Strings «

2012

Melted Collage

44 x 32 cm || 17.2 x 12.5 inches

"Best Kept Secrets"
g-strings
know things
never discussed
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» Wall On The Mirror «

2012

Melted Collage

44 x 32 cm || 17.2 x 12.5 inches

"That Ain't Fair"
there's a wall on
the mirror
blocking my view
and
that ain't fair
at all.
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» The Control Controller «

2012

Melted Collage

32 x 44 cm || 12.5 x 17.2 inches

"The Controller"
who decided
when to
stop crying?
who measures
the tears of an ouch
the tears of a fender bender
the tears of joy
the tears of war?
who controls
the controls?
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» Pearl Harbor «

2012

Melted Collage

44 x 32 cm || 17.2 x 12.5 inches

"Pearl Harbor"
the harbor was
covered with pearls
but
a well dressed
woman always
wears clams
and smells of
fish
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» Roach Infested Dreams «

2012

Melted Collage

44 x 32 cm || 17.2 x 12.5 inches

Ausstellungen:
2014 LWL Warstein "Mensch entfalten"

"Roach Infested Dreams"
a beautiful muscular dream
sat down beside her
"who are you?"
"I am your---was."
she sobbed.
the dream
wrapped his
awesome could have been arms
around her.
she lay her head
in the assurance of his lap.
she awakened
to a roach
crawling down her leg
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» Rough Around the Edges «

2012

Melted Collage

32 x 44 cm || 12.5 x 17.2 inches

"Rough Around the Edges"
there was
nothing left
to tweak
i had perfected him
now he is hers
i should have
just left him
rough around
the edges
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» The Manner Of Manna «

2012

Melted Collage

44 x 32 cm || 17.2 x 12.5 inches

"Manna"
Sometimes I read my work
and wonder what manner of mush is this?
other times I read the words
of a sage wiser than age
and wonder what manner
of manna is this?
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» The Balancing Act «

2012

Melted Collage

32 x 44 cm || 12.5 x 17.2 inches

The Balancing Act
she's so critical
measuring the measure
of every word
riding defenseless
on the fences.
for to straddle
means to decide
not to decide.
too much energy.
how much more
to balance.
[Yolantha Harrison-Pace]

» Handle The Hurdle «

2012

Melted Collage

160 x 150 cm || 62.4 x 58.5 inches

» o.T. «

2012

44 x 62 cm || 17.2 x 24.2 inches