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AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS & WRITERS FOR PEACE
Soap by Gershon Holtz

[Above] Photo of Gershon Holtz by Natalya Maller, 2004.

Gershon Holtz

Soap

Auschwitz 1945

Was it this small tomb the children
saw in shower rooms, familiar
as toothbrush, sweet as cyanide?

Come, palm it. See it curl into your
grip, like death.

Come, scrub your lips with silence.
Being silent, shall we be clean again?

Published in Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Post Pressed, 2002).

About the Poet Gershon Holtz

Gershon Holtz is the nom de plume of Gary Maller playing the role of historical muse. In 2004 Gary was awarded a major grant from Arts Queensland to write a collection of poems exploring narratives and themes in Renaissance Italian art. His previous collections Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Post Pressed, 2002) and Night Breathing (Metro Arts Press, 1993) continue to receive excellent reviews in Australia and abroad. A founding member of the Queensland Poetry Association, Gary was an active participant in Amnesty Poetry readings at Metro Arts Brisbane during the early 1990s. Residing in Maleny, Queensland, in addition to poetry Gary writes for publications and corporations in Australia and the USA. He holds a first class honours degree in the philosophy of language.
   [Above] Photo of Gershon Holtz by Natalya Maller, 2004.

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