I came across this quote from Dylan Thomas, which embodies perfectly what poetry does ( or try to do anyway)
You can tear a poem apart to see what makes it technically tick, you’re back with the mystery of having been moved by words. The best craftsmanship always leaves holes and gaps in the work of the poem so that something that is not in the poem can creep, crawl, flash, or thunder in
First (compulsory) trip since the beginning of the pandemic. There is not a lot of joy in traveling across the globe anymore. There is a clear cut between before and after. In the tiny bag I have taken with me so that it doesn’t get lost on the way no room for a computer and this means no accents for my French speaking friends for a while
Premier voyage (obligatoire) depuis la pandemie. Il n’y a plus beaucoup de joie dans les longs voyages. Il y aura maintenant l’avant et l’apres pandemie, . Dans la minuscule valise que j’ai prise avec moi, (pour ne pas risquer de la perdre en route), il n y a pas de place pour un ordinteur donc pas d’accent pendant quelque temps
