SILENCE
Artist
The Alternative Press
Artist
Pat Smith
Date1991
MediumLetterpress on cardstock
DimensionsPaper Size: 6 7/16 × 4 in. (16.4 × 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Gary Eleinko, 2023
Object numberUAC7449.09
DescriptionLetterpress printed poem by Pat Smith titled, "SILENCE".SILENCE
for Robert Kelly
I understand more
than I can say
knowing others
by their eyes
holding them
I gently rub their ivory
Quiet hands cradle mine
as well
Published by The Alternative Press, Issue Number 17.