Hands of Clay
Marques-Rambourg, Márcia
MANUFACTURING POEMS
In her collection, Hands of Clay, poet Márcia Marques-Rambourg manufactures poems. Yes, manufactures, as when objects are created with various materials-soil, leaves, flesh, memories, water and many others. These objects weigh almost nothing-the weight of a sheet of paper and some ink-yet their weight is considerable: it is the weight of the body, heart, memory, death and love.
These poems are the fundamental objects of sp...