Now lucky number 13 in the Vintage DB series, Vijay Seshadri's "Aphasia" was originally published in his book of poetry, The Long Meadow, and was then reprinted in DB 7, Spring 2005. Today's post is special not only because it is a beautiful poem, but also because it is a reminder of issue seven's Aphasia and the Arts feature, which offers intriguing and emotional works dealing with the devastating medical condition that causes a literal "loss for words."
"...his beautiful words—
eleemosynary, fir, cinerarium, reckless—
skip like pearls from a snapped necklace
scattering over linoleum."
Poet, essayist, and critic Vijay Seshadri has published three books of poetry as well as had his work printed in many literary magazines and journals. Most recently he won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for his book of poetry, 3 Sections. He currently works at Sarah Lawrence College, where he currently directs the graduate non-fiction writing program.
Click to read "Aphasia"
Now lucky number 13 in the Vintage DB series, Vijay Seshadri's "Aphasia" was originally published in his book of poetry, The Long Meadow, and was then reprinted in DB 7, Spring 2005. Today's post is special not only because it is a beautiful poem, but also because it is a reminder of issue seven's Aphasia and the Arts feature, which offers intriguing and emotional works dealing with the devastating medical condition that causes a literal "loss for words."
"...his beautiful words—
eleemosynary, fir, cinerarium, reckless—
skip like pearls from a snapped necklace
scattering over linoleum."
Poet, essayist, and critic Vijay Seshadri has published three books of poetry as well as had his work printed in many literary magazines and journals. Most recently he won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for his book of poetry, 3 Sections. He currently works at Sarah Lawrence College, where he currently directs the graduate non-fiction writing program.
Click to read "Aphasia"