I was interested in fragility, particularly its tie to separateness. So the poem needed violence, by that I mean a fulcrum, and by that I mean many people.
Tianyi on "Knees as a Sign of Wonder" |
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"W.H. Auden: Immigrant Poet Turned East Villager"
"Auden’s poetry began to reflect his observations of and interactions with American culture, politics, and landscapes. While his earlier works are characterized by their political engagement and formal experimentation, his later works, written in the U.S., display a more personal and philosophical depth. One of the most significant poems from his early residency here in the U.S. is “The Age of Anxiety,” which won Auden the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry."
via OFF THE GRID |
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What Sparks Poetry:
Liza Katz Duncan on "The Uncles"
"'The Uncles' are not actual people but attempts to personalize the tragedy of Superstorm Sandy through memories, anecdotes I had heard from neighbors and read in the news, bits of conversation, and places and images that continue to haunt me to this day. I chose the sestina’s six ending words to drive home exactly what was being lost, and what we continue to lose, both concrete (bay, fence, birds) and abstract (home, ways of knowing)." |
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