Share this postMiskenwww.thegateless.orgCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherMisken5/26/2022 a poetry of absenceCon/Jur/dMay 26, 20226Share this postMiskenwww.thegateless.orgCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther1Share“Word of the day is 'misken' (15th century): to refuse to recognize something by pretending it's not happening” Susie DentWhat a marvelous word — MISKENWrote a poem today while walking through the cemetery around this marvelous disorder — a disorder that has become normalized — part of what it means to grow up in our simulation of civilizationI doubt you’ll ever see it — far too preachy — knowing you — the poem’s absence with the title ‘Misken’ — will produce a far more powerful piece — in your own voice — I wish I could read itLeave a commentIn way of a prompt — besides the obvious pretending it’s not happening — ask yourself — “If we’re just passing through, why do we put up with what we do?”If we’re just passing through, why do we put up with what we do?SubscribeI told you — it’s hard to not get preachyMuch love,Con/Jur/d, 5/26/2022
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