where language is both god’s first gift to humankind and the cadaver in which the sacred father decays with his mortal creation
with Fatema Abdoolcarim
I love how thick this writing is
Bird language that flies to places I’ve never been
it is a philosophical and political exploration of the nature of language
The Desert Jahan Khajavi where language is both god’sBrandon Shimoda Brandon Shimodas The Desert, a sequel to his William Carlos Williams Award winning book Evening Oracle, guides us deep into, and then back out of, a rich yet desolate North American landscape. Divided into seven sections featuring poems, letters, diary entries, and photographs the deserts multiplicity emerges through a ranging exploration of its Japanese American incarceration sites, homeless population, flora and fauna, violence,