—after Francesca Woodman’s “House #3”

Always, there is a corner—
          to the room, to the door frame,
even to the clear beauty
          of each window pane leaking
light into this space.
          And you, sometimes
a blur, or body parts, or
          the gap between
toes, the crux of every
          joint linking your bones
no matter how fluidly
          you fold yourself into this story,
find the angle. That angel.

Jack B. Bedell is Professor of English and Coordinator of Creative Writing at Southeastern Louisiana University where he also edits Louisiana Literature and directs the Louisiana Literature Press. He served as Louisiana Poet Laureate 2017-2019.