“Disquiet” © Thomas Riesner

 

Elegy

what happened between
here and there can’t be
demonstrated.
besides,
I am addled,
and languidly pulsing
amidst cards scanned in
great detail.
they were plagiarized as a
deterrent,
or for a molded
collection of worms
to signal members of
a certain flesh
swimming
fondly in burnt rubber caskets.

 

Born in Lubbock, Texas in 1984, AG Davis is a sound poet, author, performance artist and composer who resides in Jacksonville, Florida. Davis began his career as a Division I football recruit, having attended West Point for a brief period of time. After dropping out, he earned his degree in English Literature at the University of Florida (2006). He has written four books of highly experimental poetry, his most recent being published in 2023 through monocle-Lash Anti-Press.

Thomas Riesner: “I was born in Leipzig,Germany in 1971 and I still live here today. Already in elementary school I often painted “abstract” instead of the given concrete drawing. I later retained this style or changed it to “abstract figuration ” I painted a lot at home, always without professional guidance. I didn’t have any specific role models. When I start a picture, I only have a certain idea, but often something completely different emerges. I would describe myself as an outsiderart artist.”