Welcome to National Poetry Month and Gyroscope Review’s month-long celebration of poets – and their diverse Writing Assistants. Enjoy the audio/video works by previous Gyroscope Review poets and be sure to check out the Author and fun Writing Assistant Bio at the end of each NPM poet post. Don’t forget to tag the poet on Social Media and let them know you enjoyed their work!
Sex Backwards
Sex Backwards Close all the openings of yourself even the ones he doesn’t know about make sure nothing is swollen and tell yourself you can return to the room when it’s over find your skin sainted and sallow the way it was before you closed the thin door close your mouth make sure all of your dormant shadows have receded to the back of your throat trail the memories of the body backwards up to the hip bone the rib cage, the neck then to the half parted lips that spoke your name like a psalm un-arch your back un-tangle your hair pretend nudity is the prayer of uncovered skin walk away from the made bed button your blouse as if you understood something about order and separation look at him as if he has always known you and never known you and then tell yourself there is no such thing as hunger
WRITING ASSISTANT BIO
My coffee mug is brown and orange striped. It is my daily companion. It has the perfect handle and thickness. It holds my decaf coffee with my daily too much half and half. I need it to be at my desk, the stripes give me order and remind me to get back to writing. The pattern reminds me of old kitchens and a Danish woman who let me stay with her when I had nowhere else to go when I was young. I could not write without this mug.
AUTHOR BIO
Connie Post’s work has appeared in Calyx, Slipstream, Comstock Review, 2 River, American Journal of Poetry, River Styx, Spoon River Poetry Review, Slippery Elm, and Verse Daily. Her poetry awards include the Liakoura Award and Crab Creek Poetry Award. Her full-length collections include Floodwater, Prime Meridian, and Between Twilight. Between Twilight was a finalist in the 2023 Best Book Awards. Her 2023 chapbook, Broken Metronome, won the American Fiction award for a chapbook. Find out more on www.poetrypost.com
Don’t forget to read the Spring 2024 Issue of Gyroscope Review.
NPM 2024 Poets
April 1 – Cal Freeman
April 2 – Susanna Lang
April 3 – Marion Brown
April 4 – Melissa Huff
April 5 – Elaine Sorrentino
April 6 – Alison Stone
April 7 – Alexandra Fössinger
April 8 – Laurie Kuntz
April 9 – Dick Westheimer
April 10 – Wendy McVicker
April 11 – J.I. Kleinberg
April 12 – Ellen Austin-Li
April 13 – D. Dina Friedman
April 14 – Connie Post