did you hear me clearly? the ocean has lost its teeth. we have no more mystery. the ground is all disco ball and everyone's ass is out. we are partying on graves...
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my eyes bring peace
my nostrils flare to cause rains
my teeth celebrated worldwide
dimples symmetry personified
my skin radiant
my BMI exact
my cheekbones subject of many a phd thesis
my ears maps of new bodies of water
my thorax people pledge on
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Ro Stastny is an artist and writer based in Seattle, Washington. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing in 2014. Her fine arts training is limited to a few classes she took in high school, but she has been a practicing artist for most of her life. She is the owner of Rowan Shade Creative, a brand design + illustration studio.
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I was born in Ahwaz, Iran and moved to London, UK as a child. After graduating from Canterbury College of Art, I showed my work in London for ten years before moving to New York in 1998 to establish and co-found the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts and EFA Studios. I currently have a lifetime tenure at EFA Studios in New York, NY.
I chose two pieces of art to accompany my diptych, “Ghosts of Her Migration” because both reflect the sense of homesickness and displacement conveyed in this piece.
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