Litany of Matters Unsaid

Litany of Matters Unsaid

Mattea Gernentz

The light beloveds all things,
as in renders them dear. Your face, its contours, 
embroider the pocket of my warmest coat
wherever I go–Shroud of Turin, recipe of
Lot’s wife. I am always adding portions, 
expecting extra seats at the table. Don’t
I know yet this is famine season? Skeletons
of leaves offer no form. Light has no
appetite; it laughs when it gleams.

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Mattea Gernentz
Poet & Curator

Drawing inspiration from life in Scotland and France, Mattea writes on themes of beauty, memory, and faith, and she has been featured in Solum Press, The Pub, and Little Living Room, in addition to exhibitions and anthologies. Mattea was selected as a 2022 Next Generation Young Makar by the Scottish Poetry Library and acted as Writer-in-Residence at the Château de la Haute Borde in 2023. She is also a curator and researcher at BirdsNest Gallery.

Photography by Lucas Calloch