STEPHANIE RIOUX - WIDE POND WITH A BATHING HOUSE
ISSUE NO. 3:
ISSUE 3 OF BLEACHED BLEACHED PRESENTS A GROUPING OF POEMS BY STEPHANIE RIOUX.
POETRY MAY NOT BE A REGULAR ENCOUNTER, BUT IT CAN SOFTLY RAISE A VOICE THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TOO SOFT TO HEAR FROM THE START. IT CAN BE A SURPRISE, AN EXCLAMATION! AND A STRANGELY FAMILIAR EMBRACE. POETRY’S MANY COSTUMES SECURE THE POSSIBILITY OF HOW WORDS CAN STRETCH AND REACH.
SOME OF THESE PIECES TOUCH ON LOVE, BEGINNINGS, PLAY, A VISION, A DREAM–THINGS SEEN CASUALLY AND AT TIMES MORE FORMALLY DEPENDING ON YOUR MOMENT. DELIGHT IN THIS SELECTION AND DELIGHT IN HOW A POEM CAN JUST “BE” WITH YOU.
STEPHANIE RIOUX IS A WRITER LIVING AND WORKING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, TEACHING, GHOSTWRITING, EDITING, ETC. SHE WENT TO CALARTS, EARNING HER MFA IN WRITING IN 2005.
