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An engraving after a photograph of Teresa Stolz (1834–1902): a Bohemian-born soprano and one of Verdi's favorite singers. She famously sang Aida in the opera's European premiere at La Scala in 1872. Here she stands in a confident three-quarter pose, her right hand planted on her hip and her left arm hanging relaxed at her side. She gazes off to the left with a serious, determined expression, with strong dark brows and a steady stare. Her long, dark, wavy hair falls past her shoulders. The costume is an elaborate 19th-century theatrical idea of an Ethiopian princess: A jeweled band across her forehead with a large round ornament at the temple, topped with a plume of feathers, long drop earrings, a broad beaded collar necklace in an Egyptian style, armbands on her upper arm, and bracelets on both wrists. Public domain. For “My P.U.”

“My P.U.” and Other Poems by Paul Hostovsky

aromatica poetica October 6, 2026

Crumbs Whenever she ate she talked about food, all the magnificent repasts of her past, with her mouth full. And he’d sit across from her and watch the food on her plate grow smaller and more insignificant with each description of some towering feast or exquisite confection of her youth. She’d close her eyes to remember, shaking her head as if to say, “No, you can’t really see it from here.” Then she’d open her eyes and he’d feed on …

Nuclear hummingbird: a black and white photo of a mushroom cloud in the background, with a black silhouette of a hummingbird on a branch in the foreground.

“Dance of the Bird” & Other Poems by Maria A. Arana

aromatica poetica September 23, 2020

Dance of the Bird hummingbird chirping on saggy bare tree branches busy body stop jump to leafy tree big bird shares tweeting bright songs and blinding sun leaves my teeth clench… my teeth clench like a wrench tightening bolts to prevent from dislodging and breaking but teeth like mine become brittle like cracker crumbs over the table I hear the pop… I taste the pop of your bombs they come down like rain I feel the beep of …