Tributaries: A Conversation with Robin Coste Lewis
The New Yorker: Poetry
Expanding Historical Imagination
The speaker highlights the limitation of confining history to just four centuries, expressing irritation at the lack of imagination in this timeframe. They emphasize the importance of acknowledging vast historical timelines, citing Senegalese excavations as an example. By recognizing longer histories, the speaker aims to free individuals from the confinement imposed by a narrow historical perspective, drawing attention to the impacts on culture and psyche. The speaker stresses the significance of providing people with a broader, richer timeline, as opposed to restricting them to a limited historical narrative.
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