The Grammar of Gravity

Happy National Poetry Month from Stance on Dance! BY SEBASTIAN GRUBB, ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT   the grammar of gravity falls swiftly now into place, the punctuated particulate precipitates marvelously down, outlines figures by dropping, swinging syllables by the ears, swinging language’s skeleton by the hands, finger bones twirling their […]

April 25, 2016  |  Read Article

Dancers on a Line

Happy National Poetry Month from Stance on Dance! POEM AND ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT   are these clothes really still not dry? or is my skin too sensitive? fingers find damp nooks and crannies in the cotton   or do I just want to give every one their moment in […]

April 21, 2016  |  Read Article

Still, I’m A Stage

Happy National Poetry Month from Stance on Dance! BY ANGELINA PRENDERGAST; ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT   A very splendid thing. But you always see me at my best… When the house is full and the attention is drawn to the stage.   Chest wide open receiving attention like a newborn […]

April 18, 2016  |  Read Article

How Does Sap Dance Up Trees?

Happy National Poetry Month from Stance on Dance! BY EUGENE WILLIAMS; ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT   How does sap dance up trees? Slide around like a snake uncoiling from the darkness of the roots where it sucks in moist nourishment? Flow like a wave on warm flat sand, even and […]

April 14, 2016  |  Read Article

Pray for Me

Happy National Poetry Month from Stance on Dance! BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT   Pray for me As I stand on the brink Of my garden Naked Covered in snow Like a prophet Returned from the earth To plant Ideas   Pray for me As I exit the […]

April 11, 2016  |  Read Article