The way memory attaches
along the black river at night fall
as the light falls
at dusk
as the sky falls
long thin lines of sky
into the deep black
pitch
I place the memory of the river
on the paper
with paint lamp
and indigo black viscous
as marrow
and all around thin lines
drip down
and through
and over
like thin veins
I think of that time
you stepped into the river
and it moved over your skin over
your bone
and I took your photograph
as if it was important.
Victoria LeBlanc is a writer, artist, and curator. Contributor to over 40 publications on Canadian artists. In 2019, she published her first collection of poetry, Hold. Forthcoming: Mudlark. As a visual artist, she has participated in solo and group exhibitions across Canada. Former Director of the Visual Arts Centre and McClure Gallery (1996-2017). Curator of City of Westmount Gallery since 1998.