In Rita Dove's poem, "Taking in Wash" the power of the mother grows and blooms from stanza to stanza, mama-bear energy finishing the piece with a full burst of force. So good.
Thanks for reminding me about the richness of Clampitt’s poems. At one point, I contemplated an essay on the tension in her work between the rich language and her oft-expressed skepticism about language.
In Rita Dove's poem, "Taking in Wash" the power of the mother grows and blooms from stanza to stanza, mama-bear energy finishing the piece with a full burst of force. So good.
Thanks for reminding me about the richness of Clampitt’s poems. At one point, I contemplated an essay on the tension in her work between the rich language and her oft-expressed skepticism about language.
You might find this piece interesting https://seansinger.substack.com/p/craft-amy-clampitt?utm_source=publication-search
what a wonderful collection of scary houses. I esp. like the beast that stops at the mirror and screams the house awake.