San Luis Obispo County's Connection to Arts and Culture
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There are images
maybe traces
of tenderness
a quiet breathing
this shared breath
waking next to you
The Bridge
Come from under the sun
Leap into the shadows
Noiseless as rest can be
The strong day straddled
Something so soft and clear
A smile breaks the edges
Nothing lost or forgotten
Lips leaning forward to kiss
Kevin Patrick Sullivan, a Poet Laureate Emeritus of San Luis Obispo, is the co-founder/curator of the annual San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival since 1984. His books include First Sight, The Space Between Things, UNIMPAIRED, and a number of chapbooks. His poems are in Solo, Hummingbird, Askew, Lummox, Miramar, and Spillway among other journals and anthologies. He co-founded and for 35 years ran Corners of the Mouth at Linnaea’s Café, a monthly event featuring poets and open readings. He is co-editor of Corners of the Mouth: A Celebration of Thirty Years at the Annual San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival.