Tabio
What I appreciated from last week's discussion on Tabio's poem is what we referred to as her asking her readers to engage in language at a different level. Instead of conveying meaning, we said, her poetry is an experience, a mood, a resonance. Tabio is able to 'strut' her stuff, sorta speak, using her second language English, to say s'thing well. And she does. She also offers s'thing different and appreciated. Tired from others stuffing a new language down her throat, she is not pushing meaning on her readers.

Instead of analyzing the details, the words, the hidden meaning behind each nuance, I get to appreciate the whole picture, the poem, her poem. This is a poignant reminder to step back, breathe, and appreciate the big picture. Too often I get stuck in the minutae, analyzing each life's detail and decision.

- posted by aileen @ 1:21 PM