The Tattooed Poets Project: Emmalea Russo

Today's tattooed poet is Emmalea Russo.<br /><br />Emmalea says, "I am obsessed by simple lines - straight and wavy," and sent along this photo to share her line tattoos:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf9i4u-0fy3Wa-BH3ADjetNkYpW2c6W3woFm44Ic6S_wl7dfJiWPurOu8r2LTrfOlDbpdGjh-pd4AtqduYNW8RDGeaFxbt8V_ZtPpnOXQ9OgI3Q1OU_NN67eJXpmd0FXQowU6hrMF6XQ/s640/Photo+on+2012-12-23+at+16.12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf9i4u-0fy3Wa-BH3ADjetNkYpW2c6W3woFm44Ic6S_wl7dfJiWPurOu8r2LTrfOlDbpdGjh-pd4AtqduYNW8RDGeaFxbt8V_ZtPpnOXQ9OgI3Q1OU_NN67eJXpmd0FXQowU6hrMF6XQ/s640/Photo+on+2012-12-23+at+16.12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />"These five [lines] are by <a href="http://www.tattoosbyron.com/">Ron [Mor]</a> at <a href="http://handofglorytattoo.com/hog/about">Hand of Glory Tattoo</a> in Brooklyn's Park Slope," she explained.<br /><br />Emmalea shared this poem, which originally appeared in <i><a href="http://ambushreview.com/">Ambush Review:</a></i><br /><br /><b>able to be framed by a train window</b><br /><br />it’s meadow framed<br />in window half drenched<br />gone it is bigger than train<br />it is tame from here wilder<br />than lawn than a book + weighs<br />less - weighs nothing<br /><br />if I undo the meadow if I uproot<br />each blade what would it weigh in<br />my hands more with water like metal<br /><br />how many gone things<br />weigh nothing is sh<br />adow a thing is light<br />is a tunnel longdrenched<br />speed through it<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~ ~ ~</div><br />Emmalea Russo is a poet and visual artist living in Brooklyn. She received her MFA in Poetry from <a href="http://www.vcfa.edu/">Vermont College of Fine Arts</a>. Recent work has appeared in <a href="http://ambushreview.com/">Ambush Review</a>, <a href="http://ilkjournal.com/">ILK</a>, <a href="http://www.sundresspublications.com/wickedalice/">Wicked Alice</a>, and <a href="http://yewjournal.com/index.html">Yew Journal</a>.<br />Two chapbooks, <i>clearing</i> (<a href="http://www.dancinggirlpress.com/">dancing girl press</a>) and <i>book of southern and water</i> (<a href="http://www.poorclaudia.org/">Poor Claudia</a>) are forthcoming in 2013<br /><br />Thanks to Emmalea for sharing her line tattoos with us here on Tattoosday's Tattooed Poets Project!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><b id="internal-source-marker_0.021389670204371214" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2013 Tattoosday. The poem and tattoos are reprinted with the poet's permission.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit </span><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></span></b>

The Tattooed Poets Project: Emmalea Russo

Today's tattooed poet is Emmalea Russo. Emmalea says, "I am obsessed by simple lines - straight and wavy," and sent along thi...

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