Tag: Lucille Clifton
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climbing with lucille clifton
I recently read an insightful essay by Lisa Knopp on the idea of “perhapsing” as found in creative nonfiction. Perhapsing is a move that allows a writer to speculate in the face of the facts; that is, not make things up, but to come to terms with the limits of what is known, and to…
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atlasing with lucille clifton
Last week saw the release of my latest digital chapbook Naos Explains Everything Via Crumbs published by the good people at Right Hand Pointing. Part of Naos’ latest meditation / treatise / mixtape ideas had him ruminating on the figure of Atlas, the Titan condemned to carry the earth for eternity: the ant is Atlas under…
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* a makeshift anniversary w/ lucille clifton
A year ago, I was in the hospital due to some GI issues that brought me close to dying. I have been wondering how I would feel come this makeshift anniversary. Strangely enough, I am in the same mix of life as then. That said, I do see myself in a different place in the…
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* special feature: Poet Lore magazine & a poem
“I know you are reading this poem as you pace beside the stove warming milk, a crying child on your shoulder, a book in your hand because life is short and you too are thirsty.” —Adrienne Rich This week on the Influence: Poet Lore! One piece of advice that has helped me grow in spirit…
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