a threadlike outgrowth
especially of the skin
of a mammal
harry mother’s ex-boyfriend
that was hated
rapunzel
rapunzel
let
down
your
it itches when
it grows back
american women are
european women are
the white virgin
the bearded lady
we wear short shorts
power(less) of
minute distance
degree or margin
Jennifer Karmin’s text-sound epic, Aaaaaaaaaaalice, was published by Flim Forum Press in 2010. She curates the Red Rover Series and is co-founder of the public art group Anti Gravity Surprise. Her multidisciplinary projects have been presented at festivals, artist-run spaces, community centers, and on city streets across the U.S., Japan, and Kenya. A proud member of the Dusie Kollektiv, she is the author of the Dusie chapbook Evacuated: Disembodying Katrina. “Walking Poem,” a collaborative street project, is featured online at How2. At home in Chicago, Jennifer teaches creative writing to immigrants at Truman College and works as a Poet-in-Residence for the public schools.