Original poem reprinted online here: "Incomplete Lioness" by Linda Bierds Originally read: October 4, 2013 More information about the Poet: Linda Bierds A part of me knows this is an eckphrastic piece because of the reference in the beginning, but I don't know the art piece this refers to. But the description of the sculpture opens interpretations to craft. But first a comparison, "or lion" which indicates something gender-centric, or an incomplete lioness is equivalent to "a lion" -- this is what I mean by open interpretations using an either/or strategy, and specific language based on construction, "affixed to a bone-like armature, just a flank / and scored shoulder, and far down the missing / crouching shape, a single, splay- toed paw." Art is about the small, but specific details like "missing" and "scored" could be interpreted as interpretations based on craft, "The companion, or mate, is better formed / and o...
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