NICKY
ARSCOTT
CRAYFISH
An initial investigation into the cultural symbolism of the decapod (lobster, crayfish, crab) suggests it has traditionally been employed as a vessel for disgust, often in conjunction with (usually female) bodies. The Crabfish follows a modern day decapod on its personal journey of self discovery, accompanied by an acid techno soundtrack and a vulva on stilts.
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HORSE
II
Another thee.
A summer’s day.
Double vantage me.
Never to repay.
And Will in overplus.
Making addition thus –
your pony is all these to you – and more:
he can detect the smell of danger
and will not take you through a door
if there is doom or pain there.
So at the end of his life if you want to sell him for meat
you’ll have to change the pronoun with which you greet
at dawn his shaggy head,
at dawn his shaggy head.
From Triple Sonnet of the Plush Pony
by Anne Carson
BEAR
