Poems in Extremity

Curiosities

Kaulie Lewis Watson July 3, 2014 | 1 book mentioned

Recommended reading: Sean Singer reviews Poetry of Witness for The Rumpus and calls for readers to see “poems as ethical and political act[s] in the face of extremity.” Pair with selections from editor Carolyn Forché‘s essay on 20th century poetry of witness.

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Kaulie Lewis Watson is a staff writer for The Millions. She lives in New York and every so often writes things at kaulielewis.wordpress.com.