Andrea Janda

We have to feature a great piece by Andrea Janda, "Song Bird" in PDXX Collective, from Oct. 2013. It has an incredible energy, a type of internal self-propulsion. This particular skills is quite unique, and very reminiscent of T.S. Eliot at his best. It's an amazing piece, drawing you in and making you wonder where it's going to end up.

Here's an excerpt:

something moved, sparkled
and i began untying knots
nimble fingers rifling through
the jewelry box, digging
deftly sorting rings, hoops
and chains and things with teeth,
gathered them up and plucked
them out, separate as harp strings.

the stories came tumbling then,
and ghosts breathed out, back
into incarnate skin, turned to
dance but stumbled and i went

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