Michele Laporte

Percolation / the Shadow

Poetry by Jane Hirshfield Calligraphy by Michele Laporte “Percolation” first appeared in Yellow Silk and “The Shadow” first appeared in ZYZZYVA. Both will be included in The October Palace by Jane Hirshfield, forthcoming from…

By Jane Hirshfield, Calligraphy by Michele Laporte

Fall 1993

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