First you grab your leg and hoist it on the table, the white cast around it a hot, itchy heft. Sit on the edge, pull up your other leg, set it beside the white cast. Start scribbling on both, cutting deep. You want to draw blood, not raise welts. Flesh and gypsum don’t matter. When […]
Romana Iorga
Originally from Moldova, Romana Iorga currently lives in Switzerland. She is the author of two collections of Romanian poetry. Her English work has appeared in the Clackamas Literary Review, Folio, and Bellingham Review, among others. Follow Iorga’s poetry blog at clayandbranches.com.
Writing Yourself Out
First you grab your leg and hoist it on the table, the white cast around it a hot, itchy heft. Sit on the edge, pull up your other leg, set it beside the white cast. Start scribbling on both, cutting deep. You want to draw blood, not raise welts. Flesh and gypsum don’t matter. When […]