Erasure of p. 189 of the essay “Flight” in Rebecca Solnit’s The Faraway Nearby
Imagine a wound
you fold
into understanding
You reach a place of knowing
darkness
privilege
representation
A convoluted space
the winding
of a labyrinth
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Love this! Erasures are so fun.
Karen – Wonderful. The first few lines are stunning.
I also loved the idea of folding a wound into understanding, but then I read on and ended up liking the rest just as much.
Not familiar with Rebecca Solnit—should I be? I do like this poem though!
Kim — she writes some kickass essays!
labyrinth describes where you take us on you journey through erasure
I really enjoyed this from the first stanza–“Imagine a wound/you fold/into understanding” yes yes yes
Thank you, Shaun.
We know what you’re reading! Lol! I did a couple of erasures the other day of Lucie Brock Broido poems. I love doing them!
“a wound you fold into understanding.” I love this.