Seek Giacometti’s “The Palace at 4 a.m.” Go back two hours. See towers and curtain walls of matchsticks, marble, marbles, light, cloud at stasis. Walk in. The beggar queen is dreaming on her throne of words…You have arrived at the web home of Marly Youmans, maker of novels, poetry collections, and stories, as well as the occasional fantasy for younger readers.
The Midnight Crier (at 2:00 a. m.): "Nihongan" reprint
"Nihongan Altar" is now up on The Hyper Texts: http://www.thehypertexts.com/contents.htm. Poems from Claire and elsewhere also can be found by clicking on my name (under the heading, "Contemporary Poets.")
