I’m back in NYC after a long year…

SAMPLE— Film, Music, Word, & Performance
Wednesday, March 30th (6:30 – 8:00pm)

OPEN MIC NIGHT featuring TONY BROWN, KYRA WOLFE, &
ELIEL LUCERO
Hosted by OSCAR BERMEO
FREE!

Bronx Museum of the Arts (1040 Grand Concourse at
165th St. Bronx. NY)

DIRECTIONS
Train- Take the D or B to 167th St/Grand Concourse or
the 4 to 161st/Yankee Stadium.
Bus- Take the Bx1, Bx2, or BxM4 Express to 165th and
Grand Concourse.
Car from Manhattan- Take the FDR Drive to Willis
Avenue Bridge, stay to your left merge onto the Major
Deegan North. Exit at 138th St & Grand Concourse.
Proceed to 165th Str & Grand Concourse.

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Sometime in the last hour
she typed
“the joys of a fresh blade”
into the subject field
before posting a message.
Then, she posted three collages
she’d obviously made after settling a new
Xacto blade into
its handle.

So: it is not about
what I first thought it was about.
I think about it anyway
while flicking one of my own knives
open, shut, open, then shut.
When this one’s locked
the blade does not shake
and the joint will never break
when stressed. That’s the sound of security, I say out loud,
that whisper-snick of the lock engaging
when the blade reaches its proper place,
and I shave a short stripe
off my forearm
to test the edge.

But we’re so different, I think.
Cutting is cutting
and craft is craft.
Collage rejoins severed things;
but then again, things do have to be severed first
before you pick up the pieces to begin.

I set the knife down for a moment.
There are three pictures on the screen. I have no idea
how long it takes to make such things.
There was never a chance or a choice
to learn it before now.

So I’ll email her and ask one thing:
How strong and sharp does the edge have to be?