read poetry with me #3 : richard siken - self portrait against red wallpaper

here's a short and sweet video to try to get back into the habit of uploading! i had soooo much fun making this, setting up all my red items, putting on makeup and stuff, it really reminded me why i do this. i hadn't done a poetry video in a little while and I have this new goal of learning poems by heart in case i get bored/get into a poetry emergency, so i thought i'd share!

i've been a richard siken superfan since my tumblr infant days, crush was thee definitive poetry collection of my teens. self portrait against red wallpaper is actually from his second collection, war of the foxes, which is a bit more mature and cryptic but i've grown very fond of it over time. especially in the last few months graduating, wrapping up my internship, turning 25... it's become kind of an emotional support poem.

siken actually suffered from a stroke a few years ago and didn't know if he'd be able to write again, but he's published a few poems since and he's putting out a new collection (i do know some things) next year!!! im just feeling so grateful and excited so yeah i wanted to share with y'all 💕

no intro/outro i thought it'd be nicer just to let the poem stand on its own. would LOVE to discuss/analyse it in the comments tho

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