Phyllis Rosenzweig: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Heart (Da Vinci)

 

                        a                     

brilliant investigation of the heart

                               understood perfectly

 

Leonardo always intended to publish a treatise on anato-

my

                                       However, like so many of Leonar-

do’s projects, the book was never completed

 

This is the heart

The Heart (detail), about 1512

 

                   1512 Copernicus announced his theory that the

planets revolve around the sun

                    1513 Leonardo moved to Rome

 

Opening the body

Anatomy of a soul

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Phyllis Rosenzweig was a curator for many years at the Hirshhorn Museum. Her writing has appeared in several magazines and journals. Her publications include the chapbooks Seventeen Poems (O Press, 1975), Dogs (Edge Books, 1996), Reasonable Accommodation (Potes and Poets Press, 1997), and Girls (Primary Writing Books, 2011). From 1995 to 2008 she and Diane Ward co-published the poetry journal Primary Writing. She currently edits Primary Writing Books. She lives in Washington, D.C. [Author photo by Alan Wallach.]

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                                                                      Leonardo Da Vinci drawing of the heart

Comments

[clarinda]

I am glad Terence and the poem directed us all to the marvelous anatomical drawing. Many thumps of thought in both poem and drawing. Thanks, all!

[Grace Cavalieri]

All the wonderful things poetry can be show up here in this one small poem.

[Joan Retallack]

So great to come across inimitable Phyllis Rosenzweig’s poetics this morning. Her brilliant investigation of Leonardo's heart and soul. See fig. 1.

[Bill Nevins]

This brilliant concise poem hits straight to the heart of it all! Thanks!

[Eileen]

Love the poem and DaVinci’s drawing of the heart.

[lally]

lovely poem and photo and drawing and post

[Catherine Eisenhower]

what a wonderfully quiet, brilliant poem by the wonderfully brilliant phyllis!

[Susan Campbell]

What a brilliant and beautiful poem!

[Chris Mason]

Wonderful to connect Leonardo and Copernicus. Body and soul!

[Maureen Owen]

Always a Phyllis Fan big time!

[Janet Hamill]

wonderful!

[Elinor Nauen]

so much in this brilliant short work. thank you!