The Woman Who Turned Down a Date with a Cherry Farmer by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Indispensable Lessons by Saad Ali
Human Habitat by Alison Hawthorne Deming
If Covid-19 Wasn’t a Stain in the Wind, Would the Earth Bleed Any Less? by Anthony Okpunor
The Toothbrush to the Bicycle Tire by Sarah Kay
No Nutshell discussion this week. Please feel free to comment on the poems!
Elaine mentioned “Indispensable Lessons” generated a lot fo good conversation without any reference to the fact it was an ekphrastic response. Her research into the poem:The ekphrastic challenge using the painting “Potato Theatre” by To Yen.https://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/ekphrastic-challenge-responses-toyenOf interest perhaps https://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/tell-it-slant-poetry-festival-2020-schedule/Marna wanted to share this poem by Verlaine, The Exquisite Hour she heard on public radio, The YouTube of the song is called, Renaldo Hahn L’Heure Exquise The Exquisite Hour.translated, I’m not sure it was this, but you can hear the music and English subtitles here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl22CLqxwus
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