What was this poem?
December 16, 2015 7:48 PM Subscribe
I'm trying to remember the name of a southwestern poet and one of his poems. Here's what I'm sure of:
The poem is in English and long enough to fill a sheet of paper
Sometime before 2011, the poem was Poem of the Day on an unknown poetry website
The poem was written in the last 100 years
The poem has ideas like this:
Things that look far apart on a map can be brought close together by folding the map
A map may say the word 'water' but doesn't feel wet
Contour lines are like wrinkles
The poet:
A man
From the southwest US or possibly Mexico
The poem is in English and long enough to fill a sheet of paper
Sometime before 2011, the poem was Poem of the Day on an unknown poetry website
The poem was written in the last 100 years
The poem has ideas like this:
Things that look far apart on a map can be brought close together by folding the map
A map may say the word 'water' but doesn't feel wet
Contour lines are like wrinkles
The poet:
A man
From the southwest US or possibly Mexico
Best answer: I think barchan has it; if you're having trouble with that link, as I am, here is the poem on another site.
posted by MonkeyToes at 8:13 PM on December 16, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by MonkeyToes at 8:13 PM on December 16, 2015 [1 favorite]
Ah, if you're having trouble with the link you have to hit View All on the page to see it - it's page 55.
posted by barchan at 8:18 PM on December 16, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by barchan at 8:18 PM on December 16, 2015 [1 favorite]
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posted by barchan at 8:10 PM on December 16, 2015 [2 favorites]