Dear CALYX readers,
Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching. For some, this means a candlelit dinner. For others, it means Chinese takeout and sappy romantic chick flicks. CALYX, on the other hand, would like to share the love by giving our readers some great deals.
The poems in Idleness Is the Root of All Love by Christa Reinig, translated by Ilze Mueller, tell a love story of two older lesbians throughout the course of a year. Written in journal form, the prize-winning German poet Christa Reinig passionately, humorously, and critically discusses her love, dreams, and fears. To celebrate the holiday, you can now purchase Idleness Is the Root of All Love and a box of Bursts Chocolates for just $16.95, or the book separately for $6.00. This is a great gift for a friend, a lover, or for that special someone-yourself.
If you would like to purchase Idleness Is the Root of All Love and a box of Bursts Chocolates, please visit http://www.calyxpress.org/ValentineBookSpecial.html.
Here are some poems from Idleness Is the Root of All Love to get you in the Valentine’s Day mood:
April
20 Thursday It’s lovely touching
in cotton shirts
lovelier still in silken shirts
loveliest skin to skin
23 Sunday As we eat artichokes
our plates get fuller and fuller
we love each other
more and more every day
24 Monday Everything tastes
like biting into paper
if you’re not there
to enjoy it with me
25 Tuesday I close my eyes
and you are there
I open my eyes
and you are there
26 Wednesday (Two old cars at the junkyard):
If we weren’t such wrecks
we wouldn’t have hit it off with each
other
so well
(Pages 30-32)
