
Arthur Sze Reads Robert Hass
The New Yorker: Poetry
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Hi Ku in Chinese Poems
i was struck by the amount of hi ku in african american poetry. One transpiration reminds me of what has transpired, but also inspiration. I love this idea that a hiku is like this slow, but essential unfolding of an experience and then it stops. So hyku is very much a shadow behind victors.
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