Author: Dane Lyn

Dane Lyn (they/them) is a neurospicy, genderqueer, disabled, educator, poet, and glitter enthusiast in a love-hate relationship with Los Angeles, where they reside. Dane has an MFA from Lindenwood University, a ridiculous collection of succulents, and four scavenger hunt runner up ribbons. Dane’s work can be seen in Quillkeepers, Gnashing Teeth, Gutslut, and Imposter. Their debut chapbook by bottlecap press, “bubblegum black,” was released in early 2023 with rave reviews from their mom. They are on social media @punkhippypoet.

Lucky 8 Marathon

heresy of paraphrase after Untitled, by Franz Kline (USA) 1960

paraphrase is to say the same thing in less words / yet we attempt to suss meaning
from / a poem, a painting, / a sculpture. / it is impossible / the exact nuance / the artist is
trying to convey
we each experience creative works from our own perspective / in this experience the
meaning of art lies, / the essence of the thing is the thing, / it is a sacred other worldly
thing, / goes beyond intent / intertwines with it / rumples the sheets and stays the night.