“Fate Bladed” by Seraphine Saintclair

Mermaid amulet in silver from Naples, Italy; before 1880. The amulet represents a twin tailed siren figure; they were suspended in the window or worn by women and used as jingles

Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse (originally published in 1998)

Edited by: Seraphine Saintclair

Seraphine Saintclair, “Song of the Wood Witch”

Seraphine Saintclair, “Song of the Wood Witch”

Seraphine Saintclair, “Song of the Wood Witch”

“Song of the Wood Witch” by Seraphine Saintclair

Charles Baudelaire, “Mist And Rain”

Charles Baudelaire, “The Spiritual Dawn”

Charles Baudelaire, “Sisina”

Selinum Palustre - Mary Delany - 1775 - via The British Museum

Hand Piece: Self defense fist, 1989/90

— Frank O’Hara, Mayakovsky

National Museums Scotland

“Fate Bladed” by Seraphine Saintclair

— anne sexton