Have you ever been infected by a word? I have a memory of a German poet—and I haven’t been able to find this poem—but my memory of the translation is that it included the word “sistercreature.”
Far from lampooning the men at this ego crisis’s center, as is customary online, Ess’s novel Darryl takes us into the mind of a self-described “cuckold” with nuance, humor, and most importantly, empathy.
Fun and revelry can be deeply disruptive forces, ways to destabilize coercive structures. Never underestimate the power of fun.
Bewildered by All This Broken Sky – Anna Scotti
These poems make evident that this kind of boundless love — love we take care of, love we’re sure to name as such — is the key, the only real salvation available.