Sonnet 45: A Queer Poetry Salon

111 West Monroe Street,Phoenix AZ 85003

14 May, 2022

Description

18+ Event - Queer Poetry Night The other two, slight air and purging fire, Are both with thee, wherever I abide; The first my thought, the other my desire, These present-absent with swift motion slide. For when these quicker elements are gone In tender embassy of love to thee, My life, being made of four, with two alone Sinks down to death, oppressed with melancholy; Until life's composition be recured By those swift messengers return'd from thee, Who even but now come back again, assured Of thy fair health, recounting it to me: This told, I joy; but then no longer glad, I send them back again and straight grow sad. -- Sonnet 45 by William Shakespeare (Updated by Oxquarry Books Ltd) During the days of Shakespeare, most scientists and alchemists did not have a modern concept of chemistry and had named about 100 additional chemical elements - All substances were said to be made up of these four elements, hence when deprived of two of them, air and fire, (the other two) which correspond to thought and desire. This association between the association of air and fire, hunger and lust or beyond is the main inspiration of Sonnet 45. OPEN SIGN-UP: We are asking preferably for queer writers to read first at this event. 18+ event: No hard alcohol will be served, but wine is available to our older guests. Our event will be showed in the wine bar section. No cover/suggested donation: We currently are in the process of raising money for International Rescue Committee in response to the current war in Ukraine. There will be a donation box available. This event is a reading and is discussion-based. You're not required to read. This event is also open to the public. If you have concerns, please DM or email Callan via the contact form or at [email protected]. Let's Thrive Together Deadbeat Poets Society