Laurel Radzieski

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Trees Share their Experiences of Past Life Regression
 

“Frond of curly moss I cannot blink, mind as field

only thirst, grey light”

 

“Fungi on my toenail,  like broken glass, inside

squirming this deep home”

 

“Paper cup, red juice sloshing, mangled in dirt, took a long time to die”

 

Q: Which of these existences would you prefer and why? Be sure to explain your reasoning. If you have already experienced life in one of these forms, you may write a response explaining what it was like, noting whether or not you would recommend this form to others and why. Responses in the form of concrete poetry will not be read.

 

Laurel Radzieski is a poet and the author of Red Mother (NYQ Books, 2018), which won the 2020 Whirling Prize in Poetry from Etchings Press. Her poems have appeared in Rust + MothAtlas and AliceSPLASH! and elsewhere, including on roadsides and a street sign in Wisconsin... Full Profile