"The Sky Felt Apocalyptic"
Poet Kathryn Smith reflects on her new collection, Self-Portrait with Cephalopod. "I believe that poetry should tell the truth—hence the dark images. But I also believe that poetry is a way of presenting the world we want to see, of putting forth the world we hope for. A collection full of death and decay and environmental collapse and anxiety—that collection would be honest, but what would it leave you with?"
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What Sparks Poetry:
Vivek Narayanan on "Ayodhya"
"Every translation is a collaboration among many, including all those who have come to this terrain before you. I am indebted even to those translations whose approach I reject because they gave me the benefit of having something to reject.
If nothing is to be lost, something must first be gained." |
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