A Street (1926)
There is no horizon on the streets of New York City. Open space lives up. It's so scarce there, even air has a price. O'Keeffe's version of a street: skyscrapers, brown and windowless on each side, trap the pale sky, darker the farther eyes go down. Unlit solitary street lamp waits, focal point. Sunrise or sunset, she knew how the buildings' shadows dictate lives, warp our perceptions of space and time. Courtney O'Banion Smith Courtney O'Banion Smith teaches, writes, and attempts to raise her two boys in Houston. Her work has appeared in several publications including Southwestern American Literature, alba, and a recent featured guest post for the Writer's Digest poetry blog, Poetic Asides. Her chapbook of poems, Abundance, (Domino Dog Press) was released in March, 2018.
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