56th Virtual Circle
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Apparently, I forgot to set up this week's poetry circle ahead of time, but I didn't forget.
Welcome to the 56th Virtual Circle!
Remember, this is just for fun and is not meant to be stressful.
Keep in mind what Molly Peacock’s books suggested. Look at a line, a stanza, sentences, and images; describe what you like or don’t like; and offer an opinion. If you missed my review of her book, check it out here.
Today, we're looking at a contemporary poem from J. Michael Martinez and his book Heredities, which won the Walt Whitman Award in 2009:
Xicano (page 6)
as light shaped by trajectory.
a wind settles in the body. Echécatl the breath, the flint & spark. the house of prayers.
I am
when sounds exchange questions when light enters the lung when given
the noun: a variable absence a law pinned to a quail's wing.
Let me know your thoughts, ideas, feelings, impressions. Let’s have a great discussion…pick a line, pick an image, pick a sentence.
I’ve you missed the other Virtual Poetry Circles. It’s never too late to join the discussion.