Poetry, a Matter of Life and Death
Plus: Francis Ford Coppola, Visionary
NICK RIPATRAZONE: Poetry, a Matter of Life and Death
“I’VE RECEIVED SOME LETTERS asking me to state publicly my editorial position so that writers will have a sense of whether or not to submit their work,” wrote Christian Wiman in the November 2003 edition of Poetry magazine. The issue was the second of his tenure as editor. In his two-page statement, Wiman claims he would rather not articulate an editorial position “partly because I suspect that most editors who have an editorial policy” are “bores,” but he then proceeds to unpack his own: “The poems I respond to most deeply,” he writes, “are those that emerge out of some passionate tension between life and language, poems in which you feel—not always in equal measure—life and language trying to be each other.” These are not the words of a bore.
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Merry Christmas! If that’s your holiday, I hope it was a good one! Ours was a delight. We’re out west visiting family for a few days, and taking in all of the culinary delights that the Buckeye state has to offer. Out of respect for my Missouri in-laws, I am not wearing any OSU garb, but our AFC North rival Bengal fans haven’t been enjoying my Browns regalia.
We’re still on holiday scheduling between now and new years… So if you’re worried you’re missing your Morning Shots or Triad, you’re not missing out! (When in doubt, check the Bulwark+ homepage or ask me.)
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2023, a look back… Vox recaps the year that was.
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God and Man… And MAGA, a conversation with Tina Nguyen.
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