Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Niagara Falls, Subdued Comments

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What is the trick
to being happily single for years?
to subdue emotion so deep, for so long,
that even you don't realize you're doing it
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Nika McGuin
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Daniel Brick 22 January 2015

Nika, Nika, I want to say something but I don't know how to phrase it. Let me think this through, but expect something from me in the near future. Something respectful, low-keyed but sincere, I promise. // This is a vividly written poem. There isn't a moment when your writer's hand falters: it expresses its theme with economy, speed, and purpose. This is the craft that results, I believe, when you have been writing poetry for a long time of consistent effort. There are no general passages, or passages with weak vocabulary.The section where you metaphorically prepare to open the flood gates AND THEN rebuild them - both of those passages are especially strong and fluid. It seems to me your poetry writing has reached this point: When you have a topic or character in mind, the words come clustering forward, they're ready for you when you need them. That was true for both NOMADA and FLORETTE. The language seems inevitable.

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