"The Artist Signs Her Masterpiece, Immodestly"

8 January 2020:

This is very good: "The Artist Signs Her Masterpiece, Immodestly," by Danielle DeTiberus.

"...Between this violence and the sleeping
enemies outside, my name rises. Some darknesses
refuse to fade. Ergo Artemitia. I made this—I."

Love this bit of commentary from the poet: "Ultimately, then, this poem is an ode to survivors and to Gentileschi’s exquisitely manicured middle finger to the idea that she could be erased or silenced.”