𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 -

Mullen's poetry is at first playful, full or puns and puzzles: wordplay. But then, along the way, somewhere between reference books, other patterns emerge!

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‘letterature d’america’ n. 204: saggi sulla language poetry (con un’intervista a g.bortolotti e mg)

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È uscito presso l’editore Bulzoni (e si può richiedere a questo indirizzo) il nuovo fascicolo della rivista trimestrale dell’università La Sapienza,  ‘Letterature d’America’, dedicato alla Language Poetry, con contributi di Charles Bernstein, Salvatore Marano, Floriana Puglisi, Luigi Ballerini, e un’intervista sul tema – a cura di Cristina Giorcelli – a Gherardo Bortolotti e MG. Qui in immagine la copertina con l’indice.

https://www.bulzoni.it/it/riviste/letterature-d-america
(sito in aggiornamento)

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Weathering Hate

Harryette Mullen The way, exposed to weather, a body is worn. Velvet threads begin to wither, rapid ripened beyond the burst bloom. Vibrant strands, cut short, fray, unweaving faded fabric. Sun-stru…

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This poem really landed for me: "Elliptical" by Harryette Mullen. I can't put all the tags I think are relevant because that fills in blanks you can fill in for yourself. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51632/elliptical

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Elliptical by Harryette Mullen | Poetry Foundation

They just can’t seem to . . . They should try harder to . . . They ought to be more . . . We all wish they weren’t so . . . They never . . . They always . . . Sometimes they . . . Once in a while they . . . However it is obvious that they . . . Their overall tendency has been . . . The consequences…

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“what is it when a death is ruled a homicide but no one is
responsible for it”—Hanif Abdurraqib

We are not responsible. We have not
the capacity to respond, cannot take
your call, are not obliged.

Justin Phillip Reed
A Statement from No One, Incorporated
https://www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2023/02/08/809-a-statement-from-no-one-incorporated

Today's poem is in conversation with a poem I posted on February 2 by Harryette Mullen entitled We Are Not Responsible
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/145281/we-are-not-responsible

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809: A Statement from No One, Incorporated

Today’s poem is A Statement from No One, Incorporated by Justin Phillip Reed.

We are not responsible for your lost or stolen relatives.
We cannot guarantee your safety if you disobey our instructions.
We do not endorse the causes or claims of people begging for handouts.
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone . . .

Harryette Mullen

We Are Not Responsible

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/145281/we-are-not-responsible

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We Are Not Responsible by Harryette Mullen | Poetry Foundation

We are not responsible for your lost or stolen relatives.

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“Along the roadside, someone has spilled pink Styrofoam peanuts. They add color to the grassy green, but I still prefer flowers.

99 dashing dots crisscross the walk, red ants converging on a spot where someone’s dropped a greasy bite of pepperoni.

Intrepid, worldly, & sophisticated food critic laments she’s found no wine pairs well w scorpions or tarantulas….

Yesterday we talked about your favorite #poem. Today you brought a gift of fully ripe persimmons in a paper bag.”
#HarryetteMullen