pickTrethewey's second collection of poems is inspired by a photo by E. J. Bellocq of a mixed-race prostitute know only as Ophelia. In her poetry, Trethewey imagines what the woman's story might have been, and ruminates on what a photograph reveals or conceals. Beautifully crafted poems that would be a pleasure to read again.
Just started my read for #NationalPoetryMonth with this collection of poems written from the perspective of a mixed race prostitute featured in Bellocq's photographs in the early 1900s. What poetry will you be reading this month?
@Libby1 my friend just sent me this picture. We , in the south , are dealing with it with a sense of humour too 👍( taytos are crisps/potatoe chips
Bellocq's Ophelia: Poems | 
