What is, instead of reading a mediocre poem by a white dude pretending to be an Asian woman, you read poems by actual Asians? Or, really, just don’t read stuff by white guys this weekend, as a kind of silent protest. Another way our society devalues art – by stereotyping genuinely starving artists as entitled hipsters. We are not a fashion conscious people, but we love our books (probably why I love living here). Check out these amazing excerpts from a long, narrative poem, Voyage of the Sable Genius, by Robin Coste Lewis, proving once and for all the conceptual and found poetry can be moving, meaningful, and enthralling. Rate this:Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
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