William Michaelian: Magical Realism (First Prize)

Thank you. Thank you very much. This is truly an honor. I don't know what to say, except that I would still like to learn photography someday. But first I'd better learn to write.

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Magical Realism (First Prize)

Just as this photograph was taken,
the agile subject leapt inside the camera,
burned a village, took a bride, sired a son,
emerged naked through the view finder,
and bit the photographer’s nose.


Adjoining Negative
Subject apprehensive, wearing a suit.
DISCARD




Introduction and poem reprinted from the author's Collected Poems, with permission.