Simulacra

Poetry. Art. LGBT Studies. Poems by Rena Rosenwasser with monoprints by Kate Delos. This collaboration grew out of a poet's and a painter's mutual fascination with Roman portraiture, especially its departure from the Greek ideal in favor of universal human types. We recognize these figures as contemporary in expression, but also as Roman citizens. Delos's sure applications of line and color capture their individual characters, dress and ornaments in painterly snapshots, while Rosenwasser's poem fragments narrate their lives as bits of gossip and flirtation. Include fourteen full-color plates.

Rena Rosenwasser co-founded Kelsey Street Press in 1974. Her long-standing involvement with the Bay Area writing community, with an emphasis on innovative writing and feminism, defined her literary practices as well as her life. Her New York roots informed her love of art and architecture. She lives in Berkeley with her partner, Penny Cooper, where they actively collect the work of women artists.