I am an admirer of Turner's way with weather—and I am as guilty as anyone of pareidolia, which according to Wikipedia causes humans to see "an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none." The assumed-to-be-unfinished painting by Turner was given its popular name because of a vague shape in the water, but I see, above the monster, caves of clouds, and cloud-caves always suggest escape to me. A terror to some, a joy to some.
Bin Ramke on "After Turner ('Sunrise with Sea Monsters')" |
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"An Interview with John Murillo"
"I can't remember the order in which I wrote these other poems, but I know that I always had a few drafts working simultaneously. At the time I was just writing poems and had no plans for a series, but once I had about four or five of these in progress, I noticed how each could be read as either an expression of, or in conversation with, some craft element or another. At that point, the titles came almost of their own volition and a series was underway."
via THE COMMON |
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What Sparks Poetry:
Moheb Soliman (Great Lakes, MN) on Ecopoetry Now
"This brings you to 'On the water;' this is where the poem dwells. Trying to dream about water, or the opposite—sleep on water. A poem as oblivious as you could get to the complaints above. There are other poems in the book that are more critically, consciously, 'ecopoetic.' When you were asked months ago to choose one and discuss your earth-centered poetics through it, a dozen others came to mind—poems that fessed up to climate change and sea-level rise and invasive species." |
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The Philip Levine Poetry Project Inaugural Celebration
Please join The Tufts University English Department on Thursday, April 14th, 6 pm (EDT) for a virtual event celebrating the poetry and teaching of Philip Levine. The evening features readings and recollections from Edward Hirsch, Michael Collier, Joanne Diaz, Katherine Hollander, and other literary luminaries. Registration is required for this free event. |
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