I'm thrilled to introduce this new poem by celebrated writer Shane McCrae. As a longtime admirer of McCrae's work, I never cease to be amazed by his ability to bear the distinctive lineation of Frank O'Hara and the cadences of classic New York School poetry into new and unforeseen sociopolitical territory.
Poet Shane McCrae grew up in Texas and California. The first in his family to graduate from college, McCrae earned a BA at Linfield College, an MA at the University of Iowa, an MFA at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and a JD at Harvard Law School.
McCrae is the author of several poetry collections, including Mule(2011); Blood (2013); The Animal Too Big to Kill (2015); In the Language of My Captor (Wesleyan University Press, 2017), which was a finalist for the National Book Award; and The Gilded Auction Block (2019). His work has also been featured in The Best American Poetry 2010, edited by Amy Gerstler, and his honors include a Whiting Writers’ Award and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
--Kristina Marie Darling
Poem on a Sonnet
A good deal of fundamental religion in Mr. McRae's thoughts.
Might it not be easier to simply address the Creator and make the plea directly rather than obliquely.
The devil and the life force both untrammeled make difficult bedfellows.
Enlightenment is worthy of principled effort without steady gauging.
A Sonnet With Words You Have To Ignore - is made up of words and only words make it up.
Posted by: Kyril Calsoyas | August 06, 2022 at 03:47 PM