Poetry

Minimalism and the Abstract

August 2004, no. 263

Poetry

Minimalism and the Abstract

August 2004, no. 263

(for David)

je ne sais quoi
but it is written in the sound of this melange
of consonants and vowels that a blind
old impressionist defeats Duchamp

what a faux pas for freud

minä rakastan sinua
you see I do agree with igloos
but I can’t recall the language now I’m afraid
I’ve lost my Nordic goddess

but we share this music you and I

Maria Takolander

Maria Takolander is a Finnish-Australian writer, reviewer, interviewer, and independent scholar. She is the author of four books of poetry, the most recent of which, Trigger Warning (UQP 2021), won a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award. Maria was also the inaugural winner of the Australian Book Review Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Competition and is the author of The Double (and Other Stories) (Text, 2013), which was shortlisted for a Melbourne Prize for Literature. Her website is mariatakolander.com. (photo credit: David McCooey)