antiwar
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Seeing the anguish on both sides of war, anger turns to futility and compassion turns to constructive action. Here’s a diptych of poems on that theme, published this week in the RavensPerch: “How to Read a Poem about War/How to Hear a Poem in War” That was inspired by Joy Harjo’s “How to Write a…
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I. How to read a poem about war after Joy Harjo’s for “How to Write a Poem in a Time of War” It is not the news. Must approach like a cat: when ready. Must arm one’s armchair with handkerchiefs, soft arms for pounding. Heart must be ready to pound: open like a gate, not…
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Behind a 100-square-yard sheet of plate glass (quite a technological feat in and of itself!) a display is suspended: outboard motors, lawn mowers (is that a washing machine?) —all in camouflage— hair dryers, river rafts, mountaineering gear. On each end a mannequin stands, headless, in uniform. How do they get the caps to suspend like…