"Each half of it—"
Menashe, Pollock, White, Tanikawa, Buson
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James Pollock:
Allison Benis White:
Shuntarō Tanikawa (tr. from Japanese by William I. Elliott and Kazuo Kawamura):
Yosa Buson (tr. from Japanese by Robert Hass):
Luther Allison, “Cut You A-Loose,” rec. 1972:
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Knowing that scissors symbolize change, letting go, protection from evil, among other things, I read these poems with great curiosity. Allison Benis White's concise poem impressed me with depth of meaning and possibility; and James Pollock's poem cut me to the bone, sent shivers up my spine.
Love this selection, but the Allison Benis White resonated a lot.