{"id":51299,"date":"2022-05-19T17:26:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T21:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=51299"},"modified":"2022-05-20T10:56:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T14:56:52","slug":"wish-you-hadnt-said-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2022\/05\/wish-you-hadnt-said-that.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Wish You Hadn&#8217;t Said That&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/janine-pommy-vega-bdr240.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"222\" data-attachment-id=\"51326\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/janine-pommy-vega-bdr240\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/janine-pommy-vega-bdr240.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"240,222\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"janine pommy vega (bdr)(240)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/janine-pommy-vega-bdr240.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/janine-pommy-vega-bdr240.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/janine-pommy-vega-bdr240.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51326\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Long before Qanon conspiracy theories took hold, the poet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2011\/01\/janine_pommy_vega_rip.html\">Janine Pommy Vega<\/a> was accused of channeling the devil. This was her reply.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WITCHCRAFT-janine-pommy-vega-line750-adjusted.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"51341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/witchcraft-janine-pommy-vega-line750-adjusted\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WITCHCRAFT-janine-pommy-vega-line750-adjusted.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,1398\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WITCHCRAFT-janine-pommy-vega-line750-adjusted\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WITCHCRAFT-janine-pommy-vega-line750-adjusted-161x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WITCHCRAFT-janine-pommy-vega-line750-adjusted-549x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WITCHCRAFT-janine-pommy-vega-line750-adjusted-549x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51341\" title=\"CLICK TO ENLARGE.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WITCHCRAFT-janine-pommy-vega-line750-adjusted-549x1024.jpg 549w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WITCHCRAFT-janine-pommy-vega-line750-adjusted-161x300.jpg 161w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WITCHCRAFT-janine-pommy-vega-line750-adjusted.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/janine-CT-recto-750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"51335\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/janine-ct-recto-750\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/janine-CT-recto-750.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,1115\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"janine CT recto (750)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/janine-CT-recto-750-202x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/janine-CT-recto-750-689x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/janine-CT-recto-750-689x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/janine-CT-recto-750-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/janine-CT-recto-750-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/janine-CT-recto-750.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Recto image for Cold Turkey Press poster handmade in an edition limited to 36 copies.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long before Qanon conspiracy theories took hold, the poet Janine Pommy Vega was accused of channeling the devil. 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