Word by Word

Practical insights for writers from Jessica P Morrell

For National Poetry Month

Written By: Jessica Morrell - Apr• 17•18

A poem, as a manifestation of language, and thus essentially dialogue, can be a message in a bottle sent out in the–not always greatly hopeful–belief that somewhere and sometime it could wash up on land, heartland perhaps. Poems in this sense too are underway: they are making toward something. Toward what? Toward something standing open, occupiable, perhaps toward an addressable Thou, toward an addressable reality. ~ Paul Celan

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