A Small Letter to History single work   poetry   "dear brad"
Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 A Small Letter to History
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Notes

  • Author's note: This ekphrastic poem is a response to artwork by Alexandra Baxter, I Know How You Must Feel, Brad (2021). ‘what is visible romances, what is unseen attempts sensibilty’ is a line from Baxter’s artist statement.
     

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    y separately published work icon Cordite Poetry Review Pop no. 110 1 September 2023 26770189 2023 periodical issue poetry 'Welcome to the POP! edition of Cordite Poetry Review, in which Gatsby’s green light hovers over this text to tell you we are °º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø σηℓιηє °º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø, baybee. As pop connoisseurs, we already had a sense of where our tastes diverge. (Bec, in Zen’s words, listens almost exclusively to gay club hits of the ’90s, huge soppy ballads and whatever the soundtrack is this week on Grey’s Anatomy. In Bec’s words, Zen’s diet is androgynous sad-girl belters, cult documentaries and Star Trek by way of Star Trek podcasts.) But we were surprised that our survey of submissions from nearly 400 poets resulted in zero marital barneys; generally, we agreed, and the shape of POP! came together as easily as the Babadook became queer culture.' ( Rebecca Jessen and Zenobia Frost : Editorial introduction) 2023
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