Reposted by Kelli Russell Agodon
Clitoris
Surely a man named it.
If a woman had chosen, we’d
have hawk tongue, pearl
of flame, olala berry,
suck nubbin, jujube
tsunami.
Peggy Shumaker
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Kelli Russell Agodon
@kelliagodon.bsky.social
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(she/her) Poet. Editor. Paddleboarder. Easygoing Capricorn. Next book: Accidental Devotions (Copper Canyon Press, 2026)! Co-host of "Poems You Need" with Melissa Studdard. Faculty at Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University.🏳️🌈Bi/Queer
![Artist credit with photo of book cover. Text reads:
“The artwork was painted by Fatima Ronquillo in 2020, which surprised me—it felt late-eighteenth century to me. As I explored [Fatima’s website], I noticed Emily Dickinson poems (Emily and her ghost appear throughout this book) and even a portfolio titled ‘Devotion.’ Everything fell into place when I saw the full painting—the hands, vines, and hummingbirds—as this book holds that same tension: vulnerable yet deliberate, tender yet wild.” –Kelli Russell Agodon](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fwn5i6sbtkldv63tijvuhivz/bafkreia3a6a7xygydhnal6hlmcb3ru4mzyts3wtfwpe5nztvvy7o763mom)
