When I read this work out loud, I feel like I’m naked on a coat hanger … this is a difficult piece for me, yet one that I am most proud of. In 2012 my poetry mentor Claire Gaskin prompted the class to express 10 years of life in three word sentences. Instantly I was reminded of my son’s prosody of speech. I felt like I’d finally found the way to express our story. The work was first published in Southerly’s Long Paddock and can be found here.
Like other work I have written in collaboration with Max, I believe the piece is more powerful when heard.
Reality ; beautifully expressed. Thank you.
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Amazing poem. The three word rhythm really works. Resonated with me particularly – my own autistic son is now 12. I too had to give up my work as a lawyer my creative outlet of poetry. Thank you for being so honest about how this feels. After a few years I found enough space.and energy to write again and wrote a book of poems about autism called First… Then…. Sharing a link to the title poem, which is about our own early years before and after diagnosis. https://circlequirk.wordpress.com/2011/09/01/first-then/
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Thank you. Look forward to reading your writing!
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Hi Beck,
I heard part of it before in class, but today I read it in full on one breath. It is very powerful, Beck. Congratulations!
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