A Review of Self-Portrait as Othello by Jason Allen-Paisant
"As the title would suggest, Jason Allen-Paisant's Self-Portrait as Othello is an examination of the poet's person, rendered alongside—and, at times, in contrast with—the image of Othello from Shakespeare's eponymous play. And with this central framework, Allen-Paisant carefully, passionately traces a life story of absence, romance, identity, incongruity, and, ultimately, self-acknowledgment as a Black man."
via WORLD LITERATURE TODAY |
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What Sparks Poetry:
Niki Herd on Language as Form
"My poems usually take several months, if not years, to write themselves but 'Lyric Sung in Third Person' will only take a few short months. I often think cinematically and the poem's draft is asking me to deviate from the conversational tone of my previous work. It's asking for a reflective and lyrical treatment. Here, I imagine a canvas filled with lineated images and caesuras in my attempt to engage the visual and kinetic energy of the page." |
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