This poem was written in the throes of our Covid lockdown, and wants to be a reminder, even if uncertain, of harvests to come. Perhaps the best way to think about loss, while in the midst of grief, is to remember the possible, the probable, and what the earth turns back to give us.
Sophie Cabot Black on "The Longer Prayer" |
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Emily Dickinson’s House Embraces Pop Culture
"The house is dotted with items from Dickinson, which aired on Apple TV+ from 2019 to 2021. Starring Hailee Steinfeld as the titular poet, Dickinson was an early hit for the streamer, earning a Peabody Award and positive acclaim from critics—particularly those who were charmed by the show’s pairing of anachronistic, modern language with deeply researched historical production details."
via ATLAS OBSCURA |
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What Sparks Poetry: Mathias Svalina on "Thank You Terror”
"The best description I know of the creative process can be found in Remedios Varo’s 1957 painting The Creation of Birds. In the painting, a figure—either half-owl or a person in an owl-costume—refracts distant starlight through a triangular magnifying glass. The refracted starlight dries birds drawn with a pen emerging from a violin worn around the owl-person’s neck. The birds, as their ink dries, lift off the page & into life." |
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