"A single color oversweeps the field"
Kunitz, Johnson, Césaire, Dugan, Plath, Brainard
Stanley Kunitz:
Helene Johnson:
Aimé Césaire (trans. Clayton Eshleman and Annette Smith):
Alan Dugan:
Sylvia Plath:
I cannot sympathize with those cries from the heart that are informed by nothing except a needle or a knife….I believe that one should be able to control and manipulate experiences, even the most terrifying…with an informed and intelligent mind.
Sylvia Plath:
Joe Brainard:
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