Love your characterization of the universe as an animal. It's an interesting in-between option between intelligent design, and cold, hard science, you could say.
Aw cheers Hasse. Yeah - that was sort of the basis of where that poem came from - I just really love the idea of universe as animal. Kinda goes back to Deleuze's "becoming animal" stuff for me. Different ways of conceiving of growth and change.
Totally agree - that first poem is a stunner! And I love the weird capitalisations - I had to double check them cause they seemed wrong. But she uses them in multiple poems, so I left them as originally published.
I love this one.
—: Couplet :—
In my heart, the love-lanterns I hung for you are dark.
Little cruelties crept in and blew them out.
Same - it's such a banger!
Your poem following perfectly Harriet’s porch poem!
Aw thanks Pilgrim - really appreciate that! 🖤
You create dialogues with these poems.
Cheers! That’s always the intention. So glad it translates to the reader!
The Pillar! Love and devotion in just a few lines.
Totally - so good!
I know that black river! I just can’t get there anymore
🖤
So simple, so clear, and yet so mysterious.
Love your characterization of the universe as an animal. It's an interesting in-between option between intelligent design, and cold, hard science, you could say.
Aw cheers Hasse. Yeah - that was sort of the basis of where that poem came from - I just really love the idea of universe as animal. Kinda goes back to Deleuze's "becoming animal" stuff for me. Different ways of conceiving of growth and change.
Love these. The first one especially - “Poem” - is magnificent. Not a hint of sentimentality, just stunning imagery!
Totally agree - that first poem is a stunner! And I love the weird capitalisations - I had to double check them cause they seemed wrong. But she uses them in multiple poems, so I left them as originally published.
Sounds like good editorial practice! Fascinating that she uses capitals in this way.
Yeah I know right - very fascinating!
I paddle on a stream and feel upon it a memory;
soft drinking muzzle of distant far-running deer.
I know the gentle abandon of long grasses in dark streams.
So beautiful.
Ikr - those lines are so amazing! I think that's kind of what inspired my "animal in which other animals" line as well.
Primal.
Proto!