For 30 years I thought of that neighbor’s care, offered freely and casually, received as though it was a given. At the time, his gesture broadened my view of what human beings could do for each other and for other creatures. What all befalls us and what behooves us. The insight was a corrective for the fatalistic feeling of insignificance that drove my teen wartime. The kids we were deserved better.
Ana Božičević on "Zagreb, '93" |
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"Poem Bound for Jupiter's Moon"
U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón's poem, "In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa," will head into space on NASA's 2024 Europa Clipper mission. About its theme of water, she said, "We are creatures of constant awe, curious at beauty, at leaf and blossom, at grief and pleasure, sun and shadow....And it is not darkness that unites us, not the cold distance of space, but the offering of water, each drop of rain."
via AXIOS |
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What Sparks Poetry:
Tiana Nobile on A. Van Jordan's M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A: Poems
"By juxtaposing the MacNolia narrative poems with snapshots of historical figures, M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A considers the ways in which racism shaped Black daily existence and one individual’s life’s trajectory. Thus, M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A is not only a story of one disenchanted woman or crushed little girl; it is the story of a generation. Jordan pushes me to think about how language impacts history, meaning, and people’s lived experiences." |
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