Poetry:Experiments in Silence

silence.

i answer your
tight-lipped disapproval with

eternal

silence

as you parallel yourselves in slow-moving
rows these few minutes feel

eternal

and silence

composes my complacency.
your thick-skinned composure

eternally

silent

while the assessment
continues to

eternity

silently

rests in the seconds between
sound when we validate silence and

return to eternity.

– Amanda Deboer Bartlett

Amanda Deboer Bartlett
Amanda Deboer Bartletthttps://www.amandadeboer.com/
Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, DMA is a classical vocalist and singer-songwriter based in Chicago, IL. She is a founding member of Quince Ensemble, an all-women contemporary vocal group, and Hasco Duo, an experimental improvisation and songwriting project. She is also a member of and program curator for Ensemble Dal Niente, a Chicago-based chamber orchestra that commissions and performs the music of living composers.

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