BIRDS
A 4-color reduction linocut
17 1/2" x 9 1/2" print size
20" x 12" paper size
Hand printed on BFK Rives paper
Edition: 8
Sold unframed
Price includes shipping within the U.S.
A copy of the poem will come with the print.
ON PRESENTING TO MY POETRY GROUP THE BARN OWL LINOCUT I FINISHED THIS WEEK INSTEAD OF WRITING A POEM
Surely they’ll admire
the structure of the print,
the keyblock that shapes
the composition,
zig-zags the branch,
radiates needles,
sets the owl aloft.
I’ve titled it Barn Owl Nocturne
They may feel a rhythm
in spilling pine, sense meter
in wingbeat, catch their breath
at the tonality of moonglow.
The colors—Japanese, juxtaposed
as they are—should add resonance.
White moon. Blue night.
Green pine. Grey feather.
Especially the red chop.
Flexed talons suggest
the owl’s prey. I hope
poets note the symbolism—
omen from the spirit world.
It’s all about death,
isn’t it?
Leslie Moore
What Rough Beasts
Littoral Books, 2021