"Poem of the Week: Importents by Naomi Foyle"
"The castigation of the tyrant has a long poetic history. In the 20th century, its nature and effects are summarised and given the force of legend by W H Auden in 'Epitaph on a Tyrant.' Entering that tradition, 'Importents' is lifted, by its folk-narrative style, beyond the frame of fixed 'small island' contexts. It is set in the winter of 2019 but uncannily resonant with the current grim year and its 'zeitgeist.'"
via THE GUARDIAN |
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What Sparks Poetry:
CAConrad (THE OPEN ROAD) on Ecopoetry Now
"Remember a few years ago, I asked you to cut my arm with your bowie knife, so I could write a poem while observing my cells in their 27-day repair cycle? There is something special about having the body be part of the writing experience, and with these birds and animals in the desert, each one is assigned a spot on my body....Locating an animal on myself is an incredible way to enter the writing." |
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