L. R. Anderson was born on the prairies and now lives on the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, Vancouver Island. She is currently working on her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia.
“When I first read Louise Glück’s poetry collection Faithful and Virtuous Night (2014), it made no impression on me whatsoever. The following summer, when it was recommended to me again, I decided to respond to each of the poems by writing a poem of my own so that I could understand it better. With each poem I wrote, I became more and more captivated by the imagery and emotions that Glück evoked. Now, I wonder how I could have ever read the poems with such casual indifference.”
In the press
of bodies
I rushed upwards
to erupt
onto the deck
cheer the world
splitting along the blade
of the horizon
What I mean to say is:
how heavy it was
when your circling
sky finally
covered over me
How light
