December 2015
After growing up under the shadow of Heppenstall Steel Mill in Pittsburgh, Pa., I have spent much of my life near the sea, including 10 years in the Caribbean, which serves as the setting for my three published mystery novels, Full Body Rub, Looking for Lisa, and Looking for Lauren. On occasion, I've gone back "home," trying to fit into my old neighborhood. It has been alleged that I've had many aliases, none of which I have acknowledged. I am no one else.
Oedipus Cursing His Son, Polynices (1786)
Henry Fuseli (1741 - 1825) - o/c - 69 3/4 x 75 1/2 in. - National Gallery of Art
The great king, seer, knows no weakness
But the love, loyalty of Antigone
Who tries to restrain the muscular anger
Of her blind father’s rage. Fuseli’s
Figures are electric—Oedipus
Cursing/accusing, Ismene weeping,
Polynices blasted by wrath.
And slightly above them all, Antigone
Emerges from darkness, arms wide,
And establishes, for a moment, control.
Henry Fuseli (1741 - 1825) - o/c - 69 3/4 x 75 1/2 in. - National Gallery of Art
The great king, seer, knows no weakness
But the love, loyalty of Antigone
Who tries to restrain the muscular anger
Of her blind father’s rage. Fuseli’s
Figures are electric—Oedipus
Cursing/accusing, Ismene weeping,
Polynices blasted by wrath.
And slightly above them all, Antigone
Emerges from darkness, arms wide,
And establishes, for a moment, control.
©2015 Joseph Lisowski