Amanda J. Bradley – Rehab Homework #3: Vulnerability
Rehab Homework #3: Vulnerability I did not want to be a fuzzy dandelion waiting for a child to blow my seedlings free, make a wish. I wanted to be the wish granter. I did not want to be an open eye, an open wound. I wanted to be the eyelid, the doctor. I did not […]
Amanda J. Bradley – Making It Right
Making It Right I heard your horizon promises, took the risk, left my husband that long May – your call, my response now inked in poems and songs, relics of a star-swept history. It is not history like army squadrons warring or marching homeward, charcoal shadows backlit by pinkish sky. Or maybe it is. Perhaps […]
Amanda J. Bradley – Escape Artist
Escape Artist I scan the forest floor – lush, green – for coyotes and bobcats. The shadow of a hawk’s widespread wings graces my view. I am trying to get used to discomfort. Someone I love dearly wants me to. It is also the right thing. It is the only path to fearlessness. I am […]
Amanda J. Bradley’s Queen Kong, Reviewed by Cindy Hochman
Amanda J. Bradley Queen Kong NYQ Books Reviewer: Cindy Hochman Between dolls and dalliance, I begin to realize my body can be a weapon, can be violated, can be impregnated, can make me strong or weak. —“Fourteen” Even before your mind seizes on the heroic aspects of the comic-book cover of Mrs. Kong as a […]
