28+ Richard Siken Paintings Pics. Richard siken poems, quotations and biography on richard siken poet page. In her profile of siken, nell casey wrote, he effectively juxtaposes holy wishes with mundane images—making them both seem beautiful by some strange lyrical alchemy. his poems unwind on the page effortlessly, barely pausing.
Used with permission of the author. The 1991 death of his boyfriend influenced his writing of the book. My goal is to post a quote from a richard siken poem everyday, because who couldn't use most of these quotes will be from crush, richard siken's book of poetry, or editor notes from spork, a magazine richard siken edits along with drew burk.
Two lovers went to the museum and wandered the rooms.
Richard siken is a poet, painter, filmmaker, and an editor at spork press. Siken continues, from crush, his habit of obsessive repetition and variation of certain themes, different ones here: Used with permission of the author. Receive siken's new book while raising funds for copper canyon press.