Friends witnessing grief enter your consciousness, illuminating your form, so quiet comes.
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Red Quiet, Section 3, from Concordance (2006); Closing complete sentence; section read in the Academy of American Poets republication with permission of Kelsey Street Press. Poetry by Berssenbrugge; visual images by Kiki Smith. 12 words, no other excerpts used from Concordance.
- Red Quiet, Section 3, from Concordance (2006)
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