A strange poem. To me it seems more like a manifesto or essay than a poem. What I mean is, the lines are cast into verse but there is a distinctly prosy feel to phrases like "become so derivative as to become unintelligible", which you could read in a critical essay. And the metre surely doesn't sound anything like poetry, at least to my cloth-like ear.
Fine reading! Thanks. Interestingly, her "Octopus" poem concerns climbing Mount Rainier.
langstonify 1 year ago
Saturday morning poetry and analysis. Loved the poem, the reading, the analysis and the family photos. Thanks, Tom
thissong4you 1 year ago
Thank you for this----one of my favorites. And thank you for times of being transported by your readings-----you make my day sometimes.
Idlinfarm 1 year ago
Thanks
paulpellicci 1 year ago
A strange poem. To me it seems more like a manifesto or essay than a poem. What I mean is, the lines are cast into verse but there is a distinctly prosy feel to phrases like "become so derivative as to become unintelligible", which you could read in a critical essay. And the metre surely doesn't sound anything like poetry, at least to my cloth-like ear.
belisariusorb 1 year ago