The playwright, poet, and patron of the arts Mary Aldis was a key figure in the Little Theater Movement. You say I touch the barberries As a lover his mistress? What a curious fancy! One must be delicate, you know— They have bitter thorns. You say my hand is hurt? Oh no, it was my breast, It was crushed and pressed. I mean—why yes, of course, of course— There is a bright drop—isn’t...
I Candles toppling sideways in tomato cans Sputter and sizzle at head and foot. The gaudy patterns of a patch-work quilt Lie smooth and straight Save where upswelling over a silent shape. A man in high boots stirs something on a rusty stove Round and round and round, As a new cry like...
“There was a girl with him for a time. She took him to her room when he was desolate and warmed him and took care of him. One day he could not find her. For many weeks he walked constantly in that locality in search...