American poet Kate Greenstreet has been described as "quirky" and "genuinely interested in furthering the cause of words." Whatever. We applaud her source material. One reviewer explained the poet's technique in her book case sensitive which contains extensive notes of her sources which, surprising to us, include "the Salt Institute's website, and loads of other stuff."
The book has five sections including one on science, about which Publishers Weekly says of Greenstreet's poem "Salt:"
[SALT]" treats its titular mineral's properties (e.g., "[on icy streets makes winter travel safe]") as jumping-off points for questions about human nature: "Can you shut the eye with something in it and continue?
Yes, salt's historic thread in culture continues today .
A wave of salt-inspired culture is forming. The Big Apple is already home to sculptress Bettina Werner , self-styled "Salt Queen ." Now, before Labor Day, an off-Broadway -- actually 145 6th Avenue (between Spring and Broome) -- ballet choreographed by Vicky Virgin and directed by Umit Celebi exploring "salt in its myriad forms." It's on our calendar ; is it on yours? Here's the playbill:
Salt becomes a metaphor for desire in Vicky Virgin's new dance theater piece, Salt Lake, a New Ballet in 3 Acts . Story ballet converges with performance art providing the framework for the emergence of Fleur de Sel, an odd character with an irrational craving for salt. Three salt nymphs join her as she negotiates that dangerous landscape of passion: the desire, bliss and despair. Elements include video on a screen of falling salt and a Shakespeare sonnet. Salt in its myriad forms are fully explored. In the end, you will be left with nothing less than pure unadulterated thirst.
