How Lovely Wetness Makes The Flesh
by Tennessee Williams
How lovely wetness makes the flesh
our bodies will declare
when we step from this shining pool
into the shining air
How lovely passion makes the lips
our kiss will testify
when we step from this brilliant earth
into the brilliant sky
from the June 2009 issue of Harper’s, which adds that the poem “was written on the stationery ofthe Hotel Woodstock, the poem dates from 1939, when Williams visited New York City to attend the World’s Fair.
Carnal Knowledge 