coral, again

The lesson here is one of living in or on one another so as to build, maintain, and defend.
Juliana Spahr
from the book Ars Poeticas / Wesleyan

In our occasional series, Building Community, we spotlight connections between our work on the page and our work in the community. In each issue, we pair a poem and writing prompt from our featured poet with an interview that explores what poetry brings to our neighborhoods, cities, and the wider world — and what community makes possible for poetry itself.

Cruspy, and the ghost wins: An Interview with Kai Ihns
Photo: Kai Ihns
Ghinwa Jawhari
my mother waited on her mother, then us, then whites
Małgorzata Lebda (translated from the Polish by Mira Rosenthal)
It's the job of the senses to transition into words. They tend to be those like: chestnut, cardamom, chalk,
Kai Ihns
I was afraid to die because i wanted to see you again suck out the middle and repeat it
Hee-June Choi
House doors were left unlocked: what thief would steal an empty bag of rice?
Luca D’Anselmi
close doorways so old memories won't try to whisper doubtful nothings down the halls

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