Tag: journals

• time travel & W. S. Merwin

  In the spirit of the syllabic breakthrough I mentioned last week in the poem that inspired the title for my latest collection, Until We Are Level Again (Mongrel Empire Press), I share “A Letter to Su T’ung Po” by W. S. Merwin. Merwin has been an inspiration for over a decade. His lyric insight and meditative […]

  José Angel Araguz

  March 9, 2018

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• * sparkling easily with Linda Gregg

  Continuing on the theme of “can’t-believe-I-haven’t-shared-this-yet,” this week’s poem by Linda Gregg is one whose lessons I am still learning. I know that I am still learning - which is to say I have much yet to learn (and let this always be so) - because I found notes! In my notes on this poem […]

  José Angel Araguz

  April 4, 2014

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