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Elena Karina Byrne

Elena Karina Byrne: Vanquish Mask: 9th Century Japan

May 16, 2011 by PBQ

okashi, a smile suddenly expressed and quickly gone. -Bradley Smith, Japan: A History in Art “You cannot break my breath,” she says, “being at last breath.” Concealed by cloud, cursive dissolve, her face is made of gofun, the crushed aged oyster shell, white powder pigment and perfection. Light sent adrift on the wish to be […]

Filed Under: Contributors 67, Issue 66, Poetry, Poetry 67 Tagged With: Contributors 67, Elena Karina Byrne, Poetry, Poetry 67

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