56th Virtual Circle

Apparently, I forgot to set up this week’s poetry circle ahead of time, but I didn’t forget. Welcome to the 56th Virtual Circle! Remember, this is just for fun and is not meant to be stressful. Keep in mind what Molly Peacock’s books suggested. Look at a line, a stanza, sentences, and images; describe what you like or don’t like; and offer an opinion. If you missed my review of her book, check it out here. Today, we’re looking at a contemporary poem from J. Michael Martinez and his book Heredities, which won the Walt Whitman Award in 2009: Xicano (page 6) as light shaped by trajectory. a wind settles in the body. Echécatl the breath, the flint & spark. the house of prayers. I am when sounds exchange questions when light enters the lung when given the noun:                a variable absence a law               pinned to a quail’s wing. Let me know your thoughts, ideas, feelings, impressions. Let’s have a great discussion…pick a line, pick an image, pick a sentence. I’ve you missed the other Virtual Poetry Circles. It’s never too late to join the discussion.