Every chapter of the forthcoming book Power of Ampersand, by Nancy Upper, begins with an original poem by the author. This poem begins the chapter titled, Typography.
Is the Ampersand male or female?
Depends upon its typeface and shape.
What virile typographer can conceal
His thrill at stroking her curves with his pen tool?
What fine woman cannot feel in the Ampersand’s
Serpentine lines the essence of Adam?
Adorgynous Ampersand. Ligature born
From the coupling of rounded e and erect t,
Scribes abetting their intimacy.
“Androgyne” ©2017 Nancy Upper
