I'm asked sometimes: "Why is there so much history of contemporary war in your poetry?" I've answered: "Because it's not me that writes it, it's history that writes it." —Etel Adnan, The Beauty of Light, tr. Ethan Mitchell - ThreadSky

brandonshimoda.bsky.social • 107 days ago

I'm asked sometimes: "Why is there so much history of contemporary war in your poetry?" I've answered: "Because it's not me that writes it, it's history that writes it."

—Etel Adnan, The Beauty of Light, tr. Ethan Mitchell