"A Joyous Early Poem"
For her poem of the week, Carol Rumens chooses "Akwaba" by Kwame Dawes. "The poem resembles a miniature song cycle, each song having a shape of its own, while following an upward curve of emotion. Line seven, standing by itself at the end of the first poem-song, signals intensity when it utters the child’s name."
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What Sparks Poetry:
Amaud Jamaul Johnson on “Possum Dead”
"I’m not that old, but I’ve lived long enough to know that the lion’s share of my life is behind me. I know there are relationships I can’t hold on to, and places I can’t return to. I’m just beginning to see 'real time,' the arc of almost half a century, and how the generational waves, both violent and beautiful, define our species." |
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