When I was in high school, I had a boyfriend that was a bit too old for me and he always joked that “our song” was Angel is a Centerfold by the J. Giles Band. It’s got a pretty catchy tune and I liked it (years later I would reconsider it all when I really thought about the lyrics and my own context). Of course, the song was talking about centerfolds in relation to skin mags meant entirely for titillation and sexual gratification, neither of which has ever been an interest of mine in my work with nudity. But it does bring me a great deal of satisfaction that Jenny Forrester (endless gratitude to this woman for always supporting and encouraging me over the years), editor of Mountain Bluebird magazine chose my photomontage taste the universe, unfolding for the centerfold of the magazine’s inaugural issue. So now, I can say with immense pride that Angel really is a centerfold, and a published poet.
touch this flame
to your lips,
and taste
the universe,
unfolding