Review of Disintegration Made Plain and Easy, by Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi

At Rhino.

Teaser quote: In poetry, what happens is we teach ourselves that a good line is one that can be detached from the poem and admired for its own sake—either for what it says, or how it sounds, or both. Such is the “real stuff” of poetry, especially if a tone of intelligence and control is maintained. On the other hand, there are the “entertainments,” which comprise everything where there is no pretense of poise, and the goodness of the work depends on what I call “moves”…

[originally posted Monday 10 January 2022]