hello i am the average american driver. i am on the road with you right now. this image is the only thing in my mind. i want to do this to you. let's be perfect together.
when jenny holzer said THERE IS A PERIOD WHEN IT IS CLEAR THAT YOU HAVE GONE WRONG BUT YOU CONTINUE. SOMETIMES THERE IS A LUXURIOUS AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS. #Spilled
I feel gutted. I told Eva that Sea-oath had helped me cry for the first time in months, which was true then and is still the case, it still makes me cry now. This is my favorite from the collection. She was the greatest poet of my entire generation
"Sea Oath" by @eva_alter_poet was the first book I bought after I stumbled upon online lit.
I was drawn to her sonorous and playful ear. I loved the sibilance within the sea motif. With her tremendous gifts, she melded the line between poem and prayer. RIP
One thing Eva manages in her verse, which is so impressive to me, is to speak about higher worlds with a level of certainty and confidence that few can manage without sinking into pastiche or self-help. Poets that can use words with the ecstatic precision she manages are so rare.
Writing Eva Alter’s poems on my arm today and not much else.
From the moment I read this cento, I felt its shards in my fingertips— lines I had touched before, the taxidermy. Read Eva’s poems. She remains breathtaking.