IMAGE: “Portrait of Jeanne Chaine” by Odilon Redon (1903).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Clara Hsu practices the art of multi-dimensional being: mother, musician, purveyor of Clarion Music Center (1982-2005), traveler, translator, and poet. Since 2009, she has co-hosted the monthly San Francisco Open Mic Poetry Podcast TV Show with John Rhodes. In 2013, she cofounded Poetry Hotel Press with Jack Foley. Clara has been published internationally. Her newest book of poetry, The First to Escape, is available on clarahsu.com and at readings.
Silver Birch Press 
This is so original, both a beautiful poem and a work of art.