I know of one Canadian poet who has phrases from poems etc, tattooed on
her arms & legs (if elsewhere I don;t know about it). I waspleased to
look at hers; would never want to do it to myself...
Doug
On 19-Feb-05, at 2:20 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> I read recently that the women in the Yoshiwara sometimes tattooed
> their
> favorite haiku along with the name of their chief patron on certain
> parts of their bodies. This intrigued me so much that I thought I'd
> enlist the help of the list concerning the idea of worn poetry/text.
> Please participate by telling us, specifically, what poem/text you
> would
> have tattooed on your body, and exactly where on your body you would
> tattoo the poem/text in question. Poems can be in any language, and
> any
> length and of course any part of the anatomy is fair game. Oh yes, and
> you could tell us why you would place the poem where you would place
> it.
>
> Instances of tattoo poetry/text from history, or popular culture would
> be
> appreciated. If you're really game you could text yourself and tell us
> about it. It might make an interesting addition to a future ahadada
> book. Jesse
>
>
Douglas Barbour
Department of English
University of Alberta
Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E5 Canada
(780) 436 3320
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