What Sparks Poetry:
G. C. Waldrep on Ecopoetry Now
"For me as a poet there’s a joy in sheer description, as there is also an excitement in the act of address... Description is always an act of translation. And in so doing propose, to some notional reader, that something could be shared. To address, meaning to conjure that notional reader (or auditor) explicitly, via deixis: you. You there. Not you, but you. You, defined as whatever or whomever the poem is addressing. Sometimes I think 'you' is the most complicated word in the English language. 'You' is always a revelation to me." |
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The Legacy of Fairfax County's Poet Laureate
"Danielle Badra wanted to create something that would last well past her time as poet laureate of Fairfax County....She worked with ArtsFairfax and the Fairfax County Park Authority to create two plaques, one at Riverbend Park and another at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park. Each placard has a poem selected by Badra. There is also a QR code that anyone can use to submit their creative writing, poetry, and illustrations to ArtsFairfax’s ongoing 'Poetry in the Parks' digital collection."
viaFAIRFAX COUNTY TIMES |
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