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Me, writing to an older friend in Odessa: how can I help, please let me know I really want help
He writes back: Putins come and go. If you want to help, send us some poems and essays. We are putting together a literary magazine.
And, that is in the middle of war. Imagine.
@bleachersmusic I first heard on the car stereo, but the acoustic version you played on Maron made me feel it in a whole new way. I've been stuck with it ever since!
"I'm not interested in impenetrable poems, so sure of themselves. I want my poems to be as porous, as empathetic & as blood-filled as me" ~ @Danez_Smif
one of my pet peeves is the belief that a poem is just a more complicated way of saying something you could say plainly. no. at its best, every line of a poem is actually the simplest way you could say something—it’s just that the something is complicated & strange & alive.
@Harlack Thanks for sharing your story, man. I know it's hard work, but just know you have plenty of fans who support you in your journey. You can do this!