Danniel Schoonebeek

TORCH SONG: SHIPWORM by Danniel Schoonebeek and Allyson Paty




Was a time what I took from you
I took into myself. My mouth
full of wood. Full of your bulk.
Now when I move, I remove you.
Nothing happens in which I don’t.




                       •



Where do I stand now the jetty
has buckled? Have heart, take after
the water. How it breaks against
itself and won’t wear out. Even this
scrap of wood—Taste. Just salt.




About the Authors

Allyson Paty was raised in New York City, where she continues to live. Her poems have appeared in Tin House and the text journal A Similar But Different Quality. She can be reached at: allyson.paty@gmail.com.

Danniel Schoonebeek will be featured as the new voice in poetry in the Fall 2010 issue of Tin House. His essays and reviews have appeared in Publisher’s Weekly, Tin House, and American Poet. He lives in Brooklyn and can be reached at danniel.schoonebeek@gmail.com.

Torch Songs is a series of diptych poems on which Allyson Paty and Danniel Schoonebeek collaborate. There are many. For more information, please contact either poet.


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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 Allyson Paty, Danniel Schoonebeek, East River, Hudson River, Teredos & Gribbles No Comments

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