The wildest thing that happened in my personal headlines this week is that my four-year-old and I co-designed a one-of-a-kind hybrid human-monster truck called “Angler-Fishasaurus” just days before I saw the viral angler fish story.
This is so, so gorgeous. I had bookmarked this and read it today. Yes to every word of this. Especially thinking about getting to choose “what materials to allow inside of you”— yes! Thank you for naming that. I think that could also be a poem prompt, I’m now thinking about the sort of materials I’d like to take root in me. I love poems that feel like open invitations to the reader. A space in which a reader can rest for a while. It’s what a lot of Joy Harjo’s poems do for me. You’re a poet, and you’re such a gracious host. Thank you for inviting me into this home that’s your poem. This alchemy, this documentary compass. Thank you for opening up your wide-awake heart. So much love to you, Rebekah. <3
Love your metaphors and enjoyed reading this! I have my own version of what I call 'forest metaphors' where I take a problem or life's shit on a walk in the woods and the woods never deceive me in finding metaphors! I always come home with a solution or positive outlook.
This is so, so gorgeous. I had bookmarked this and read it today. Yes to every word of this. Especially thinking about getting to choose “what materials to allow inside of you”— yes! Thank you for naming that. I think that could also be a poem prompt, I’m now thinking about the sort of materials I’d like to take root in me. I love poems that feel like open invitations to the reader. A space in which a reader can rest for a while. It’s what a lot of Joy Harjo’s poems do for me. You’re a poet, and you’re such a gracious host. Thank you for inviting me into this home that’s your poem. This alchemy, this documentary compass. Thank you for opening up your wide-awake heart. So much love to you, Rebekah. <3
Don’t know where to begin, except think about this, the idea of moving away from old metaphors to new, more authentic ones….
Love your metaphors and enjoyed reading this! I have my own version of what I call 'forest metaphors' where I take a problem or life's shit on a walk in the woods and the woods never deceive me in finding metaphors! I always come home with a solution or positive outlook.
Here are a few examples:
https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3ODg2MTM4NDA0NjYxNDg1?igsh=cXY2OXI1a28xa2J3
Thank you so much, Miranda! I love this: Forest metaphors! I look forward to checking out your work!