Tag Archives: Pronouns

Found poem. I’ve come from him and how close to me he remains. someone, somewhere, will look for me and I will be found From trans poet, Gwen Benaway Passage. First stanza is the last stanza of “Nightfall” p. 69 … Continue reading →

I always thought “one” was a lovely gender neutral word to cover either “he” or “she”. Others have taken to using singular “they” (which has support from grammarians going way back). Others use gender free pronouns such as “hir”. Why … Continue reading →

It was James Longenbach’s The Art of the Poetic Line that brought me to Louise Glück’s “Nostos” and its ending that speaks of or to a kind of ironic enlargement. As one expects of a lyric poet. We look at … Continue reading →

When it first appeared in Double Going the first line of “An Abiding” by Richard Foerster was the beginning of a long apostrophe to the stricken one. The day the x-ray showed your lung ghost-laced When the poem reappears in … Continue reading →

bp nichol. The Martyrology Book II. you scream his name against the stars he does not answer i answer turn i answer turn away away play with the pronouns. map the you to a male interlocutor. map the i to … Continue reading →

Sappho appears in this poem “Divine Botany” about in part a residency at Casa Valparaiso. Sometimes, the speaker sees the ancient poet; sometimes she sees you, the beloved. I like how the homage plays up a different sort of composition, … Continue reading →

Jeffrey Donaldson’s collection of poems Slack Action can at times mislead the reader into believing the author lacks a sense of polish and that there is ample room for tightening up the diction. But the sensitive reader may see in … Continue reading →

Paul Chamberland The Courage of Poetry Translated by Ray Chamberlain. The “I” here comes straight from strictest intimacy, from the most vigilant intimacy. On the other hand, one who pronounces the word goes superbly beyond the individual as he is … Continue reading →