Today's tattooed poet is Steven D. Schroeder, who sent us this photo of one of his three tattoos:
Steven explains about this, and his other two tattoos:
Steven sent us this poem, whose title, he admits, he "stole" from "Autumn Begins in Martin's Ferry, Ohio," by James Wright:
Steven D. Schroeder’s first book of poetry is Torched Verse Ends (BlazeVOX [books]).
His poems are available or forthcoming from Pleiades, The Journal, Copper Nickel, Sou’wester, and The Rumpus. He edits the online poetry journal Anti-, serves as a contributing editor for River Styx, and works as a Certified Professional Résumé Writer.
Steven explains about this, and his other two tattoos:
"I have three tattoos. The first is an eye at the base of my neck, which I acquired on a complete whim at the age of about 25 because I decided I should have a tattoo. I liked the design, but people frequently can't tell what it is, and the color washed out a little because I didn't yet know how to care for a tattoo. The second is a brain tattoo on my left shoulder. Shortly after I got that tattoo, I knew I would need a third, because I am obsessive-compulsively symmetrical about some things, and it drove me crazy to have only one shoulder marked. So this skull is on my right shoulder. Both the brain and skull came from a shop in Colorado Springs called R-U Tattooed, which I recommend."Here's a "crisper" look:
Steven sent us this poem, whose title, he admits, he "stole" from "Autumn Begins in Martin's Ferry, Ohio," by James Wright:
Their Sons Grow SuicidallyBeautiful isn’t spoken aloud.This Paxil lacks the overdoseOf those backseat lovers cold and cloud,This nude bed’s not yet said screw yourselfUp to stick the point of the penIn psychiatry’s eye, this dad adoptsFriend nicknames that amputate the end,This laboratory test job offers optionsOf food or shock from the buzzer button.Eat that and shit and laminatePaper tattooed with blueprints and batterYour limbic system with bottles and sleepInterrupted. They call it getting better.
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Steven D. Schroeder’s first book of poetry is Torched Verse Ends (BlazeVOX [books]).
His poems are available or forthcoming from Pleiades, The Journal, Copper Nickel, Sou’wester, and The Rumpus. He edits the online poetry journal Anti-, serves as a contributing editor for River Styx, and works as a Certified Professional Résumé Writer.
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