Someone said
answering a question
with a question
is a cop-out:
glib evasion, un-
truth, weakness,
folly— But is it
possible to answer
when the question is
how to be a well
that never runs out
of water, a moon or boat
floating endlessly;
a cicada reciting its
only poem before
dying in the tree?
—
Luisa A. Igloria
02 18 2013
In response to Via Negativa: Extreme position.
About Luisa A. Igloria
Poet Luisa A. Igloria (
website) is the author of
Juan Luna’s Revolver (2009 Ernest Sandeen Prize, University of Notre Dame Press),
Trill & Mordent (WordTech Editions, 2005) and 8 other books.
When she isn’t writing, reading, or
teaching, she cooks with her family, hand-binds books, listens to tango music, and keeps her radar tuned for cool lizard sightings.
