my body composes
crystalline verses
warm saliva
exploring the rigid senses of excitement
feet soothed in damp soil
tongue between dry lips
hands caressing the wood’s breast
chest that breathes heavenly clouds
lowered stomach concave and careless
pupils closed in imagination’s
lyrical sighs
last note
lyrical sighs
Rosana Crispim da Costa , born in San Paolo, Brasil, has lived in Italy for some years. Her work was awarded the Eks&Tra prize in 1997. She has published the collection of poetry and prose, Il mio Corpo Traduce Molte Lingue (My Body Translates Many Languages) (Fara Editore, 1998), and more recently the poetry collection Desejo (Eks&Tra Editore, 2006). Her poetry has also been published in four poetry anthologies. She has worked on private television and radio stations, producing programmes on current events and contemporary society. She is now working with the Eks&Tra association as a teacher of intercultural games. Recently, she has begun writing song lyrics for various musicians.