In his fourth collection of poetry, World Without End, Claude Wilkinson considered the wonder of everyday objects and events, finding meaning in the things we see and often look right past because, well, they’re so common and expected. Wilkinson stopped, looked, and considered whether he had missing something. And he had.
In his 2023 collection, Soon Done with the Crosses, Wilkinson retains that idea of finding meaning in the everyday but applies it to the questions that seem to be increasingly haunting us. Why is there so much growing anger and hate? Why is there a growing intolerance for others’ opinions and beliefs? How have we come to objectifying people we disagree with, considering them “the other”?
To continue reading, please see my post today at Tweetspeak Poetry.
Some Tuesday Readings
To a Friend Estranged from Me – poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay at The Imaginative Conservative.
Tolkien the Timekeeper – Henry Oliver at Prospect Magazine.
To touch – poem and artwork by Sonja Benskin Mesher.
“Kenosis,” poem by Luci Shaw – Malcolm Guite.
Travelers – poem by Robert McDowell at Every Day Poems.
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