Very rarely does a poem come fully formed, as this one did; I was at a workshop with a prompt to write about my parents before I was born. It is, of course, born from a story often told at family gatherings, but that this personal anecdote would resonate with other people has been a revelation. The line between poetry and prose is often blurry, and this poem features in "The Best Small Fictions 2019."
Dipika Mukherjee on "Bangkok, 1956" |
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"Incarcerated People to Judge New US Literary Award"
"Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation and the Center for Justice Innovation launched the Inside literary prize, the first major US book award to be judged exclusively by incarcerated people. The winner will be announced in June 2024. 'Through the reading and judging of leading American literary works, the competition will provide a national platform for incarcerated individuals to meaningfully participate in our shared national cultural conversation.'"
via THE GUARDIAN |
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What Sparks Poetry:
Our Thanks to You
Through the generosity of Ilya Kaminsky, Poetry Daily is offering a choice of two signed, limited edition broadsides of his poem, "A Walking Man," to every donor who is able to give $100 or more between December 11 and December 31. But all donations, whether small or large, mean the world to us. Thank you for all you do for poetry. |
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