The Scented Stanza

SOAP, ORANGE BLOSSOMS, AND THE HOLY GHOST

There is something surreal – almost hallucinatory – about an orange tree at the end of winter.

Aug 28, 2024 • 

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November 2022

The smoke travels deep: Palo Santo and a poem about memory

Carner meets poet Ofelia Zepeda + a honeymoon trip to Mallorca

Nov 15, 2022 • 

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March 2022

My color's green: L'Amandière x "Sorry Is Not My Name"

Spring came, anyway.

Mar 29, 2022 • 

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February 2022

I want your scent in my hair: Atelier Des Ors' "Lune Feline" + a poem by Ellen Bass

The Valentine's Day edition.

Feb 14, 2022 • 

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A season of parrots: Moon Bloom x "Summer Haibun"

Hiram Green meets Aimee Nezhukumatathil.

Feb 4, 2022 • 

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January 2022

A nose being hit by a mango: Radio Bombay x "Sweet Like A Crow"

D.S. & Durga meet Michael Ondaatje

Jan 17, 2022 • 

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The sweetest lie: Parisian Musc x "The Last Paris Poem"

Matière Première meets Mary Karr

Jan 11, 2022 • 

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A frozen year: All that Matters by Anamor x "Stopping"

Anamor meets Mary Ruefle's erasure poem.

Jan 4, 2022 • 

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December 2021

I'm peeling an orange: Dulcis in Fundo x "Kitchen/ Holidays"

Profumum Roma meets Eileen Myles.

Dec 27, 2021 • 

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Winter Afternoons: Ummagumma x "There's a certain Slant of Light—"

Bruno Fazzolari meets Emily Dickinson (plus, an introductory note).

Dec 24, 2021 • 

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The Scented Stanza - Coming Soon!

This is The Scented Stanza, the newsletter that pairs perfume with poetry.

Dec 2, 2021 • 

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