Tag: Stars

The Dunhuang map or Dunhuang Star map is one of the first known graphical representations of stars from ancient Chinese astronomy, dated to the Tang Dynasty (618–907). Black, red, and white ink depict the hands of different astronomers on this ancient manuscript. (Wikipedia)

“Stars or Quanta” * Poems * Yuan Changming

aromatica poetica April 7, 2023

I Miss You; Therefore, I Am Each time I miss you A bud begins to bloom So you are surrounded by flowers Everywhere you go Each time I miss you A dot of light pops up So you are illuminated by a whole sky …

Three bands of blue from sky to deep to midnight. Floating over the blues from left to right: a single hyacinth, a single maple leaf, and a single stem of holly berries and leaves. For “Harboring Hyacinths” and Other Poems by John Muro

“Harboring Hyacinths” and Other Poems * John Muro

aromatica poetica October 6, 2021

Harboring Hyacinths Fist-thick cobs could well Collapse under the weight Of their fragrant muscle; Curdled pink and purple Pestles that split the tender Lip of bulbs, and, in one Thrust, choked, swallowed And sweetened air. Now Embolden, become near- Perennial squatters by the Bay window; daylong Appeal to smell mostly With a raw, unremitting Redolence as if they knew The sense most easily seduced And addicted to their presence And so overlook their sins of Excess and untimely hope; Would …

A campfire illuminates two fishing poles and a couple pairs of jeans—one on a rock, the other fallen to the ground—and is surrounded by sharp black trees that cut into the dazzling rainbow universe of stars that fill the night sky. By Alabaster Rhum.

“Unda the Stars” * Short Story * David P. Stewart

aromatica poetica June 4, 2021

*The following story of southern country love gone fishing comes from Cornbread and Lace: The Privileges of a Mississippi Farmboy, which was written by an author with both feet firmly planted in Mississippi. In David’s thought-provoking manuscript, the anguish of racism, classism, bigotry, patriarchy, war, segregation, and revisionist history are mixed with vivid stories about winged snakes, hot donuts, an old farting mule name Kate, and dinner on the ground. Thought-provoking wisdom from a loving grandmother and an African American maid …

Three chocolate raspberry cupcakes with pink frosting sitting on a yellow and green plate floating in an aqua sky with brown swirls. By Alabaster Rhumb for Clarice Hare poetry.

“Psychedelic Hazelnut Cupcakes” & Other Poems by Clarice Hare

aromatica poetica June 4, 2020

Psychedelic Hazelnut Cupcakes An unassuming cupcake! Other cupcakes would call it a scrumptious masterpiece. But this one is just a cupcake! The aroma coming from the cupcake is like the high- ground tobacco grasses that blend with our harmonious autumn lands. It is sweet and sour. Almondy. Cranberry-tinged. Sweet, but savory, and just a little bit juicy. Honey, almond, and cinnamon. Vanilla. Just the right amount of spices in the flavor. Honey, and chocolate. Apples, but I didn’t add any …

Encaustic monotype with graphite on kozo paper (12" x 18"). By Anne Gorrick.

Two Poems on Perfume by Anne Gorrick + Scented Paintings

aromatica poetica November 12, 2018

these two perfume-inspired poems by Anne Gorrick are by turns intricate and expansive, concrete and ephemeral. They sparkle with sensual language, and shimmer with celestial spirit. “Perfume is invisible. Many people roll their eyes at it, as if you’re asking them to believe in ghosts. There is a flaky, new age, intellectually negligent perception that surrounds scent,” Gorrick explains in an interview at Galatea Resurrects. “But it’s an entire realm that is completely Proustian, sometimes plangent, dimensional, symphonic.” At Aromatica …