"In 'Minuto/Minute,' the poet comes to see how a single minute can contain all of time, and how the cherished memory of a friend can fill one’s vision like an image of light seared on the retinas. As Octavio Paz says in his introduction to González de León’s poems, 'Poetry is the wink of time, the sign time gives us in the moment of its disappearance.'"
Terry Ehret, John Johnson, and Nancy J. Morales on Minuto/Minute |
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Poetry Daily Thanks You
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92Y’s Discovery Poetry Contest Winners
"For close to seven decades, 92Y’s Discovery Poetry Contest has recognized the exceptional work of poets who have not yet published a first book..After much deliberating, final judges Jericho Brown, Paisley Rekdal, and Wendy Xu awarded this year’s prizes to Asa Drake, Luther Hughes, Ana Portnoy Brimmer, and Daniella Toosie-Watson."
via PARIS REVIEW |
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What Sparks Poetry:
Jason Schneiderman on W. H. Auden's “Musée des Beaux Arts"
"I remain amazed by how many rules the poem seems to break. The first stanza of the poem is a direct violation of that old dictum, 'show don’t tell.' Auden makes a lot of claims about how the Old Masters depict suffering, and he tells the reader how to interpret the paintings being discussed. The Old Masters might be showing, but Auden is quite definitely telling." |
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