Within the tyrant, a tripped over child. The stuck are full of words. The mirror reveals my first and last enemy. Most robbers come bearing gifts. First the shrinking waves, …
The Mask’s Weight (Amanda Anastasi)
Artist’s Statement ‘The Mask’s Weight’ is a poem written during the COVID-19 pandemic and during Melbourne 6th COVID lockdown. It explores the idea that wearing a mask is a lesser restriction …
Portrait of a Departed Lady (Amanda Anastasi)
Funeral plans: a wall crypt underneath her mother’s; pink roses on the pew ends. A house-size increase upon the exodus of children, husband, friends, dissention. Her disdain for the coverings …