I grew up in a kataphatic theological tradition—one that affirms what god is, how knowable god is—rather than an apophatic tradition—one that acknowledges what god is not, or the unknowability of god. So part of my healing from certainty involved invoking a particular muse for "Larks"—the muse of negative theology, of not-knowing, of unconscious depths; the mountain hidden by the pink clouds and the mist.
Han VanderHart on "Invocation" |
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Celebrate National Poetry Month with Our Readers
For National Poetry Month this year, Poetry Daily decided to turn the spotlight on readers of poetry: who we know are especially important, who, through the power of their attention, collaborate in the making of a poem’s meaning and worth. Which poem, we asked all of you—in our current archive of more than two thousand poems featured on the site since it moved to George Mason University in 2018—made you think, surprised you, moved you, or changed your world just a little? |
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"New Orleans Poet Honored with an Award for Emerging Writers from the Whiting Foundation"
"New Orleans poet and professor Karisma Price, author of the 2023 collection of verse, I'm Always so Serious, has earned a prestigious Whiting Award. The Whiting Award for Poetry is one of 10 annual literary awards granted by the foundation, which also honor fiction, nonfiction and drama. Among previous winners in the awards' 40-year history are Colson Whitehead, Ocean Vuong, Alice McDermott and Jia Tolentino."
viaNOLA.COM |
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