#NaPoWriMo Entry #2: “No Small Place”

Another entry?  Yup.  I’m taking this National Poetry Writing Month thing seriously.  This week’s poem was inspired by a book by Jamaica Kincaid called A Small Place.  I recommend it to everyone; it’s a biting critique of tourism in the Caribbean which draws upon, in my mind, the discourses of tourism (pamphlets, brochures, etc.). Here’s […]

NaPoWriMo Entry #1: “The Tree of Knowledge”

Before I get to the poem, I thought you all should see what inspired me to write what follows.  The following images are of the same tree, though not the tree that originally inspired me, as I did not have my camera with me while I was on campus.  In any case, I hope the […]