Caravaggio Fever Dream
“I regret / that I never mentioned you in my sleep, never thought / that you might want me to leave the porch light on / for a thousand saints to welcome you to my home.”
Stephanie Saywell (she/her) is an NYC-based poet, performer, and choreographer. She holds a BA in Written Arts and a BA in Dance from Bard College, plus a Certificate of Completion from the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre’s Professional Training Program. She has studied poetry under the tutelage of Buddy Wakefield, Megan Falley, Ann Lauterbach, and Michael Ives, and short fiction under Paul LaFarge. Her writing has been published by Muzzle Magazine, The Missouri Review, Gnashing Teeth Publishing, Anti-Heroin Chic, and Ink & Letters, and twice shortlisted for The Bridport Prize. www.stephaniesaywell.com
“I regret / that I never mentioned you in my sleep, never thought / that you might want me to leave the porch light on / for a thousand saints to welcome you to my home.”