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I saw my face this morning
hovering at the base
of a coffee cup
eyes liquid black
and thirsting
lips parted as if
some great spoon
had stirred me to the depths
and left everything swirling.
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Portrait of Yahia Lababidi
by Sarah F. Russell
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—Poem is from Barely There, an e-book of short poems (Resource Publications;
Eugene, Oregon; 2013), and first appeared in Delmarva Review.
is an Egyptian-American thinker, aphorist, essayist, and Pushcart-nominated poet,
whose writing has been translated into nearly a dozen languages. He is the author
of five books:
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Barely There (Wipf and Stock, 2013)
◊ The Artist as Mystic:
Conversations with Yahia Lababidi (Onesuch Press, 2012)
◊ Fever Dreams (poems,
Crisis Chronicles Press, 2011)
◊ Trial by Ink: From Nietzsche
to Belly Dancing (essays, Common Ground Publishing, 2010) *
◊ Signposts to Elsewhere
(aphorisms, Jane Street Press, 2008) *
* Book appears on SHJ’s Bookshelf, Issue 1.
is a self-taught painter who works primarily in Acrylics. She is currently devoted
to creating the series “True World Leaders Love,” as well as continuing
to practice joyful portraiture of friends and inspiring fellows. She has just begun
to accept commissions, and can be found at:
Facebook.com: Sarah Free