Biography.
Divanize Carbonieri is a university professor, poet and short story writer. She has published nine books, including Passagem estreita [Narrow passage] (short stories, 2019), A ossatura do rinoceronte [The rhino’s skeleton] (poetry, 2020), and Nojo [Disgust] (short stories, 2020). She was shortlisted for the Jabuti Prize (Brazil) in 2020.
[eventually]
eventually
he heard
her say
a road requires flying
[when she walked]
when she walked
away
he dropped his glass
of water
an ocean under his feet
away
he dropped his glass
of water
an ocean under his feet
[she remembers]
she remembers
tasting
his love
in flesh
a bittersweetmeat
tasting
his love
in flesh
a bittersweetmeat
[it looks like]
it looks like
she is
fully loose
his foolish look licks
and locks her
[his territory of]
love
is plain
she is fond of
climbing
steep mountains
