From 2005

PLANET EARTH

(In which, we are proud to announce the launch of “Terry.”) It has to be spread out, the skin of this planet, has to be ironed, the sea in its whiteness; and the hands keep moving, smoothing the holy surfaces. In Praise of Ironing, PABLO NERUDA * * * It has to be loved the way a laundress loves her linens, the way she moves her hands caressing the fine muslins knowing their warp and woof, like a lover coaxing, or a mother praising. It has to be loved as if it were embroidered with flowers and birds and two…