This poem was written shortly after we moved to Buffalo, a city with a rich tradition of innovative architecture and design—of Louise Blanchard Bethune, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Frederick Law Olmsted. The poem grew roots after learning how so many city neighborhoods and irreplaceable buildings were demolished for the construction and convenience of new expressways. I want the reader to enter the poem imagining a world without cities and how our cities can so easily be dismantled with such thoughtless acts of destruction.
Noah Falck on "Poem Excluding City" |
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Let the Light Shine in 2021
Welcome to a new year of the best contemporary poetry delivered to your inbox every morning. We hope the poems we choose delight and inspire you, whether they are written in English or translated from the cornucopia of the world’s languages. Stay safe and stay well. |
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A Fresh Eye on American Life
On January 1, poet Kwame Dawes assumed editorship of "American Life in Poetry," the long-running weekly newspaper column founded by Ted Kooser. "I believe in the column's goals and what it has achieved....I live with poetry as a constant, and so this is merely an extension of my conversation with poetry and with readers of poetry."
via LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR |
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We oppose racism, oppression, and police brutality.
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What Sparks Poetry:
Donna Stonecipher on "études"
"I have read a wide shelf’s worth of books of translation theory, but when I actually sit down to translate, especially poetry, all of that beautifully formulated theory goes out the window, and I am faced with the poet’s mind, and my mind, and how I am going to get them to work together." |
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