The Tattooed Poets Project: Cheryl Maddalena's Beautiful Tattoo

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgij6dRtipAN-uVLqehToF21i3hWXAFPVrImjJHVuduSK-HEzQ4MbCnrP3tDADiBiTAKIs6h5HreWeYZ0w1ppI3gqJXRYGDjOuu_acfhDY_kLSi89AyNtrqejFnt05C3GaxX2QeXbxLSyQ/s1600-h/beautiful.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324475855866177762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgij6dRtipAN-uVLqehToF21i3hWXAFPVrImjJHVuduSK-HEzQ4MbCnrP3tDADiBiTAKIs6h5HreWeYZ0w1ppI3gqJXRYGDjOuu_acfhDY_kLSi89AyNtrqejFnt05C3GaxX2QeXbxLSyQ/s400/beautiful.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 127px;" /></a><br />Today's Tattooed Poet is Cheryl Maddalena. Cheryl is a performance poet from Boise, Idaho.<br /><br />Although the photo above is small, the tattoo is big, bold and <span style="font-style: italic;">beautiful</span>.<br /><br />Cheryl writes:<br /><blockquote><br />"It had occurred to me, as a performance poet, that I could never read other poets' tattoos from the audience. Mine is 200 point lowercase Times New Roman, the same font as all my poetry but a larger size."</blockquote><br />The tattoo was done by Sean Wyett at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&gl=us&latlng=13270748375833644934&ei=rlnkScbFBYnKNZmkmasP&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=black+cat+tattoo+boise&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&view=text&latlng=13270748375833644934">Black Cat Tattoo & Piercing</a> in Boise.<br /><br />For a poem by Cheryl, not coincidentally titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Why I got the word “beautiful” tattooed on my arm in 200 point lowercase Times New Roman, </span>head over to BillyBlog <a href="http://oxypoet.blogspot.com/2009/04/tattooed-poets-series-day-14-cheryl.html">here</a><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span> There's also a clip up of Cheryl performing.<br /><br />Thanks to Cheryl for sending us her amazing tattoo!

The Tattooed Poets Project: Cheryl Maddalena's Beautiful Tattoo

Today's Tattooed Poet is Cheryl Maddalena. Cheryl is a performance poet from Boise, Idaho. Although the photo above is small, the tattoo...

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