Choreograph the Poem
Move in free verse
with your hips
wide, full, feminine
Part your lips to mark time
the hips carry the narratives
listen to
the feminine
the moment has to be held
and carefully passed down and passed on.
Hold something of home in your hips,
the feminine
will reveal exactly what to
remember
the accumulated sounds of communal memory
rest in the body
Immerse yourself in the language of the dance
listen to the sequence
Orchestrate your movements
with the score
that you write
from your hips
learn the counts 2-3-4
Watch how the feminine moves
the accent is in your pelvis
the rhythm is in the dialogue
the beat tells the story
consult the score,
write the dance
Do not edit yourself
Embrace the feminine
follow your hips in order to
Choreograph the poem
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This poem is from the chapbook Between Sunsets by Yvette J. Green (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/between-sunsets-by-yvette-j-green/
Originally from Nashville, TN, Yvette J. Green has made the Washington, D.C. metro area home. Yvette is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana (BA in English) and University of Maryland, College Park (MA in English). Her poetry can be found in 45th Parallel, The Mark Literary Review, Silk + Smoke, among others. Yvette’s creative nonfiction has been featured in Salon, Slate, midnight & indigo, among others. Learn more about the poet at yvettejgreen.com
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