April 22, 2015
What’s Got Away: Niedecker, Takuboku, Wabi-Sabi
I’d like to discuss two short poems about objects, specifically, objects remembered, in light of the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi; however, this consideration must occur in a slant light, because […]
March 5, 2010
In Praise of Small Things
I’ve been reading early Lorine Niedecker poems and experiencing the wonder of the small poem: precise and clean. From the library, I checked out T&G: The Collected Poems (1936-1966), published […]