Hey everyone,
I'm wondering what everyone thinks of Juliana Spahr's Well Then There Now? At least so far? I'm actually finding it pretty difficult and am not sure if each sonnet/sections connects to the others. I do love that it seems like a lot of the pieces are about nature, animals and connecting with nature (something we have found to be true in the other pieces of Hawaiian literature we've read). I also found it interesting that some of pieces... especially those in "Sonnets" seem to be more science-related and about the human body (including blood). This is a pretty interesting contrast! There are also parts of Well Then There Now that are more historical (like in "Dole Street"). But overall, this book seems a lot to digest and I'm just wondering what everyone else thinks so far and what connections they are able to make.
Carlie -
ReplyDeleteYour classmates are so forthcoming and helpful . . .
Spahr's poetry resists easy reading, she intends it, to slow you down, trip you, force you to think about the individual elements of her language, and eventually conjure a decipherable whole out of her diasporic images . . . I hope you hung in there and read her, once you get your footing, it's a pretty fascinating read.
- Trey