In Time Immemorial: Longley’s Daffodils
How does a very small poem persist in time immemorial? In the last century, the concept of metaxy or the In-Between (or just “the between’) has been explored at great … Continue reading
Milosz on the “Moment”
Form as Guest: Milosz on the Moment or “A form accomplished” From “At Yale,” Collected Poems, 516. Whenever we think of what fulfills itself By making use of us, … Continue reading
Hass’s most famous poem and nihilism
Robert Hass, “Meditation at Lagunitas” Discussing apophatic form (or the question of nihilism in poetry), I often refer to meditation as a relevant discipline. I do not mean to suggest … Continue reading
Who Says So?: Considering the roots of the life of freedom in poetry
“Tyrannical say-soing Gods both reflect and produce tyrannical say-soing humans” says the contemporary Irish philosopher William Desmond in God and the Between (page 256). Say-so? I say so. One of … Continue reading
Poetic Investigations 