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In the Low Houses by Heather Dobbins
Thrumming with longing and loss, In the Low Houses yearns toward mourning marked by resolve, toward mourning that is more than body as “chickenwire, its twisted metal lines / cowering over dandelions...
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Once in the West by Christian Wiman
Kevin Young, editor of The Art of Losing, writes “One modern aspect of elegy is the way in which death seems our one certainty, and yet the one thing we cannot easily discuss.” This is when—this is...
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The Rumpus Interview with Christian Wiman
I first read Wiman’s prose and then immediately, subsequently his poetry, a few years ago after hearing him lecture on anxiety and language. Resisting conclusion and revelation, Wiman seems to revel in...
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Instant Winner by Carrie Fountain
Prayer is the language of the poet.This is not to say a poet’s voice is antiquated. Or inherently more reverent. Or even more laden with longing. Rather, poetry requires an act of faith: the poet sends...
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At the risk of negligent comparison—as comparisons so often are—I couldn’t help think of Raymond Carver’s “Late Fragment” when reading Green Migraine, Michael Dickman’s newest book of poetry. Carver’s...
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