Not long ago, I studied medicine.It was terrible, what the body told.I’d look inside another person’s mouth,And see the desolation of the world.I’d see his genitals and think of sin.
Excerpt from “What the Body Told” by Rafael Campo, poet, essayist, and physician. Dr. Campo will deliver a poetry reading on April 21st at 12pm at the Blanton Museum of Art, sponsored by the Texas Institute for Literary and Textual Studies, with support from the Humanities Institute. See our calendar on the left sidebar for more information.