Bernadette Mayer (1945-2022) ⁠ ⁠ The US poet, known for her landmark diaristic work 'Memory' (1971), passed away yesterday evening at the age of 77. ⁠ ⁠ In 2020, she wrote an essay for frieze on the poetics of synesthesia and the ever-changing colours of the alphabet:⁠ ⁠ 'My synaesthesia’s like a child’s picture book: the sun is yellow because S is, A is red, B is pink, but then E is green like free money, I say to anyone who will listen. Sex is as yellow as the sun with the copper of the X and that green between.' — Bernadette Mayer ⁠ ⁠ Read the full article via the link in bio⁠ ⁠ #BernadetteMayer #Poetry #RIP