It
may rank as one of the most unusual collections of poetry I’ve ever read. At
first, I thought I was headed down the rabbit hole with Alice. Then the poems
began to make a Wonderland kind of sense. And then the collection became
something almost profound.
I
never would have thought I would have used the word “profound” in describing 46
poems written about rapper Kanye West (who may be equally famous as the husband
of Kim Kardashian as he is for rap music).
But
that’s what poet Sarah Blake did. She wrote 46 poems as a kind of unauthorized
biography of the singer. She wrote 46 poems that are also about her
non-relationship with the singer. I suspect that’s why she entitled the
collection Mr. West instead of
something less formal.
Apparently,
Mr. West and his people were not pleased. Perhaps they didn’t understand what
she did. Or perhaps they did.
To
continue reading, please see my post today at Tweetspeak
Poetry.
Photograph: Poet Sarah Blake.
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