When
asked to curate an issue for rob mclennan’s Guest,
I instinctively collected works from several poets I have known from many
experiences of poeting— this includes many guises… real-time conferences like NOPF, my present favorite and as well as
seeking writers via a private online group for poet-mothers and am pleased with
the result of widening the scope of my own circle. Some poems are written for
others within the group, an endearment which points to a healthy poetic community.
My natural go-to as the editor at DUSIE, since 2003 is to ask poets I admire to
contribute, trusting their own judgment of their work, which allows for an
element of experimental creativity and chance which is absolutely necessary.
Many surprises and happy outcomes happen within this space of trust giving the
allowance for further investigation and experimentation.
Susana Gardner is the
author of three full-length poetry collections: [ lapsed insel weary] (the
tangent press, 2008), Herso (Black
Radish, 2011) and CADDISH (Black
Radish Books, 2013). Her latest book, Somewhere Upon a Time / Oceanids &
Dreampomes is forthcoming. She lives on an island off the New England coast
where she tends books, writes and curates the online poetics journal and
experimental press, DUSIE.
Author photo taken at the Boston Poetry
Marathon by Mark Lamoureux
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