The Tattooed Poets Project: Iris Cushing

Today's tattooed poet is Iris Cushing.Iris sent us this photo:

Iris explains:

"This is a drawing by the poet Elizabeth Bishop, which I found in her Edgar Allan Poe & The Juke-Box: Uncollected Poems, Drafts, and Fragments, edited by Alice Quinn. It illustrates a dream that Bishop had while she was at Yaddo in 1950, about an owl riding on the back of a rabbit. I love that Bishop was a poet who drew, who rendered her inner and out experiences in diverse ways. I was reading a ton of her work when I got this tattoo in 2009. There were a lot of barn owls and jack rabbits in the country where I grew up in Northern California. Reclusive, mysterious creatures. I wanted to have the image in my life always--it's something I decided to live with, those animals, her simple drawing. I got it done at Inkstop Tattoo in the East Village." 

Iris sent us this poem:

Sequence

Together, we identify
a single tendril of smoke
above the prairie
and follow it to a teepee
disguised as a wedding gown.
Two puffed-sleeve
chimneys and a satin
bodice catch wind.
The white tulle train
is full of spiders.
You circle the teepee
six times before lifting
its hem from the long grass.
When you turn your face
to nod me under, your eyes
reflect a fire.

Inside, we find
a medicine man who can
transform AA batteries
into AAA batteries.
We empty our flashlight
for a demo.
He wears a spangled robe.
Says he sews a single sequin
on his garment every time
something important happens.
He calls it the Sequins of Events.
He can see we were born
under the sign of Michael
Jackson’s hair in flames.
Each hair on your head,
he says, is a little circuit,
a limp lightning rod.
He strums a ukulele
strung with copper wire.
But when asked
if our visit this evening
will merit a new sequin
on his sleeve,
or even on his collar,
he hands us our batteries
and stares into the fire.

 ~ ~ ~

Iris Marble Cushing was born in Tarzana, California in 1983. She is an editor for Argos Books and for Circumference: A Journal of Poetry in Translation, both based in Brooklyn. In 2011, Iris was a writer-in-residence at Grand Canyon National Park. Her work has appeared in the Boston Review and other places.

Thanks to Iris for her contribution to the Tattooed Poets Project on Tattoosday!

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Bridal Dresses 2012

Bridal Dresses 2012

Perfect bridal dresses needs lots of search. It is a very fun, exciting and sweet expedition. Bridal fashion ofdresses encompasses wide array of bridal dresses and gowns. Whatever dreams you have seen regarding yourwedding dress become palpable with such a great variety of dresses.

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Bridal dresseses are of two types, off the rack and designer. Off the rack are the ones that are available in any bridal store, boutique, online bridal store etc. for all. While designer one’s are made on special request.

Bridal Dresses 2012

They are different from the previous ones as they are original creation of mind and are not quickly available.

As designer bridal dresses are own creation, thus it’s up to you completely how you want it. But off the rackbridal dresses come in mass quantity, thus everybody needs to be aware about them. Unlike before today’sbridal dresses are versatile with respect to everything.

As white and ivory were basic colors of wedding earlier, presently every color is considered apt for wedding. It’ up to bride in which color dress she want to make statement on her special day. Red, purple, pink, orange, green etc all options are available.

Bridal Dresses 2012

With respect to styles also bridal dresses are free to go for any depending on personal choice. Previously full length, full sleeved, little train gown used to be considered staple for the brides.

But today strapless, one shoulder, thin straps, halter, off the shoulder, princess cut, etc all are in fashion. Brides are free to express them in any style bridal dresses in which they are comfy. Similarly fabric wise also one can pick any like silk, satin, taffeta, velvet, organza, tulle etc.

Bridal Dresses 2012

Today bridal dresses have become much versatile than ever before. They possess caliber to enrich and define every bride beauty. Slip into your dream wedding dress and enhance your appearance. There is no other way than enriching your looks to make wedding day special.

Every girl dreams and eagerly waits for her wedding day as it is one of the most memorable days of her life. Thus everything needs to be perfectly planned and organized. Every bride wishes to look her best on herwedding day.

She wishes to have a bridal dress that is well designed, having delicate unique work.Choosing a style and design of your wedding dress completely depends on you. You can prefer a simple designed dress or you can even choose for bridal gowns.

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Pakistani Mehndi Designs 2012

Pakistani Mehndi Design 2012

You’ll find different types of mehndi designs, prime 3 currently being Indian, Pakistani, Arabic and African Mehndi styles. All 3 are extremely common and also have their very own splendor, within this write-up we shall be chatting much more about Pakistani and Arabic mehndi designs.

To start out with, Pakistani styles since the identify suggests are a lot more frequent for the individuals while in the Pakistan. Nevertheless their popularity is throughout the world and they may be acknowledged for being extremely reputed mehndi styles. Although they’re really related together with the Indian Mehndi styles they’ve got their very own attractiveness and importance. The majority of the Pakistani mehndi models are recognized to possess really complex styles at the same time as designs. The styles range as per the celebration, flavor and place.

Pakistani Mehndi Design 2012

Mehndi plays a essential function in a very Pakistani marriage plus a bride is thought to be incomplete without having a Mehndi. Brides have particular mehndi styles throughout their legs, fingers ft and arms. A lot of the situations a bride are embellished with mehndi in her wedding ceremony (Manyoon).

Pakistani Mehndi Design 2012

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Coming for the Arabic mehndi, these designs are very well-liked around the world. Most if them are basic floral motifs worn at fingers and ft of girls. They normally reflect the abilities of artists and design and style individuality of all traditions close to Arabian Peninsula.

Pakistani Mehndi Design 2012

Once the paste is utilized to build a mehndi style, you’d probably should wait ahead of the mehndi to dry totally. The mehndi paste really is often a dye absorbed by pores and skin, precisely the same stays around the pores and skin for numerous days like a short-term tattoo. A lot of the instances it can be darkish brown or orange in colour. Between the different types of mehndi styles the Arabic mehndi is identified to get probably the most common sort of mehndi designs.

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Hazel Green Eyes Makeup Tips 2012

Hazel Green Eyes Makeup Tips 2012

Women with hazel green eyes frequently find it hard to experiment with eye makeup, be afraid that it would decay the dramatic appearance of their hazel green eyes. Green eyes can be improved by using the right color shades of eyeliners, eyeshade, and mascara and kohl pencils. All you need to know is, which colors to use for your eye makeup and how to use them in a faultless combination. Mentioned below are few eye makeup tipsand techniques for applying makeup for green hazel eyes.

Smoky Eye Makeup for Hazel Green Eyes

To create a smoky eyes look for green eyes, start with using and eye shad base or an eye concealer. Apply the darker shade over the crease evenly, in an outward and upward motion so that, it tapers towards the outer edge of the eye. Make the outer edge of the eye, both on top and down, darker than the inner edges. Apply the eyeliner on the entire upper eyelid and half way on the lowereyelid. Sculpt your eyebrows by filling it with dark brown brow powder .once you have done the eye makeup for hazel green eyes, make sure you carry it off with confidence and welcome all the compliments with a smile!

Hazel Green Eyes Makeup Tips 2012

Colors and Shades for Green Eyes

Since our impartial is to dramatize and enhance the green hazel eyes and not to tone them down, Must work on them with shades that do not contest with the color of your eyes. If eyes are of a darker green shade, then choose lighter colors and if they are light hazel green shaded, choose darker shades. Also remember, that the colors should complement the occasion that you would be wearing it to. To apply eye makeup for green eyes, choose colors like peach, violet, purple, brown, bronze, mauve, khaki and beige. Colors of eye shadow and eye pencils should be used in a combination, rather than using the same color for both.Eyeshade in shades of tapes, coral, mocha and lilacs will work very well to create that dramatic effect for green eyes.

Hazel Green Eyes Makeup Tips 2012

In this Way Applying eyeshade for Green Eyes

The most important step in eye makeup for green eyes is the submission of the eye shadow. Select from any of the shades mentioned above and avoid shades of pink, white, gray and blue. For application, choose a light color as the highlighter. Apply it to the row bone in a single thick stroke and apply evenly all over the bone. Then apply a darker shade, say a deep purple, to the crease of the eyes and blend well, until it is applied uniformly over the crease. This combination of lilac and deep purple will give a stark effect to your hazel green eyes. For a more subtle look, you can try using a combination of light bronze and brown.

Hazel Green Eyes Makeup Tips 2012

Tips for Applying Eyeliner/ Eye pencil for Green Eyes

Applying eyeliner or eye pencils to hazel green eyes with eyeshade on, will onlyimprove the makeup further. Eyeliner or eye pencil for makeup for hazel green eyes should be of golden, dark gray, shades of plums and violets or shades or brown and bronze. Apply the eyeliner or eye pencil on the outer ‘v’ shape of the eyelid by gliding it on smoothly. Apply the eyeliner or eye pencil on the lower eyelid as well, on the outer rim. If you are using eyeliner, allow it to dry well and avoid blinking so that it does not smudge.

Hazel Green Eyes Makeup Tips 2012

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