In addition to being a consideration and explanation of a kind of
failure, this poem is an embodiment of one. I'd set out to write a
ghazal but strayed and failed more and more away from one in my
revisions. The form still ghosts the poem in ways now only I can see.
Willie Lin on "Apologia (Failure)" |
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An Interview with Hanif Abdurraqib
"I think grief is also an occasion for gratitude. Grief is a feeling that is simply knocking at the door of memory repeatedly. Grief knocks and then if you are fortunate, if your memories are intact and alive enough, the door opens and then you get to revel in what is revealed through that door's opening. Grief arrives to me in many pieces."
via THE GUARDIAN |
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What Sparks Poetry:
Juliana Spahr on "Gentle Now, Don't Add to Heartache"
"Humans do not show up until the eighth section of sixteen. The chant is enumerative, but not merely enumerative. In the list of flora and fauna that the Kumulipo includes, humans come after birds, bats, and fish and before octopus, coral, and eel. I know of almost no examples of a poem with such an ecosystem, such a hope, such a possibility, such a reminder. And if I had to start to try to figure out what poetry is in this moment of ecological crisis, I might start there." |
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For Poets 50 & Older
2024 Passager Poetry Contest
Winner receives $1,000 plus publication and a featured interview in Passager. All honorable mentions published. $20 reading fee. Deadline: April 15.
Passager seeks diverse voices that disrupt stereotypes about aging and celebrate the creativity and passion as we age. Poets must be 50 or older to submit.
Full guidelines at passagerbooks.com |
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