Reading: “This poetry pep talk/poetics essay/spell poem is brought to you by the High Priestess, the Hermit, Judgment, and Justice and is part of a larger project of confusing poetics and living, living and magic, magic, and poetics.”
Reflection: As a seeker who mixes and matches insights from Celtic spirituality, Tarot inspiration, traditional Catholic mishmash, and Buddhist wisdom, Carr’s essay/spell/poem’s true hybridity digs deep, beneath consciousness, to Pure Land dimension for writers.
Reading: “Because you are reading a poetics/essay/spell poem, I believe you are capable of maintaining a suspension of disbelief. I believe you, too, know that words are magic. Maybe you have forgotten how to spin magic with your words, and you want to remember. Maybe you already remember how to spin magic with your words, and you want to play, with consequence. Either way: come play with me. And then, by all means, make up your own rules for the game..”—Emily Carr, APR, May/June 2022.
Offering: May the High Priestess, the Emperor, the Sun, and Moon, and Stars grant a free-flowing river of words.