By Noa Micaela Fields
via the Poetry Foundation
In other sounds
âE wants a mother
[unclear]âI hear
bad. Trachea,
âtraceâtranslate
[hiss]âchase
meaningâs
âsevered half-
lives for cantos.
Mine pine
âafter dorsal
fins. Drafts
drown in
âthroat. Iâm
pssst tense
subjunctive
âunfolding
spine, needling
formâs tomb
âmarrow sonata.
Tingly
E taunts bow
âfingers dawn
lightly butchers
an author
âbotches cadence
mutters in violet.
A Note from the Editor
"Noa Micaela Fields is a trans poet who uses hearing aids. 'Echolalia' brings attention to the relationship between speech, sounds, and how these can mediate our experience of poetics and the world around us." - Guest Editor Alisha Isherwood
Source: Zoeglossia: Poem of the Week, May 17, 2021 ( Zoeglossia, 2021 )
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