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Our favorite photographer, the incomparable Bill Hayward, sends along this photo and reminiscence of Ai, who died last week: From my book of portraits of the collaborative self...Bad Behavior (Rizzoli). She had just the morning before won the National Book Award for her book of poems, Vice. Over and over she said, "I suppose I should be using one of my dark lines but I feel so good today."
©bill hayward
Thanks, Bill.
-- sdh
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Radio
I left it
on when I
left the house
for the pleasure
of coming back
ten hours later
to the greatness
of Teddy Wilson
"After You've Gone"
on the piano
in the corner
of the bedroom
as I enter
in the dark
from New and Selected Poems by David Lehman
Great picture of Ai, Bill. So fitting. Every time I see your name I think of Big Bill Haywood, the IWW guy. I love that guy. And I love your pictures.
Posted by: Jerry Williams | March 23, 2010 at 06:51 AM