Little GirlBoy Found

Diana Arterian

Artist Statement

Holy Thursday

Arm in like arm Appear
White nights, Pale strays
the wild child

The kissed & couching maidboy
in a golden wolvish crown
the ever-wandering vision
licks the eyes


Diana Arterian was born and raised in Arizona. She currently resides in Los Angeles where she is pursuing her PhD in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Southern California. Diana is a Poetry Editor at Noemi Press, and creator and Managing Editor of Ricochet. Her chapbook, Death Centos, was recently published by Ugly Duckling Presse, and her writing and translation have appeared or are forthcoming in Aufgabe, Black Warrior Review, and The Volta, among others. http://dianaarterian.com