Poetry (huh!) What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Say it again. No. I won’t say it again because, well quite frankly, it’s not true. No matter how much Edwin Starr oomph you put into those words they just won’t ring true at any volume, in any decade or in any imagined Weird Al Yankovic video. This optimism felt for and within poetry is the central concept behind the Optimisms project over at the Torontoist book site. Jeff Latosik, Sin Queyras and others sound off on their love of poetry. Recommended reading for the tail end of a rainy Monday. Oh and after you’ve read some of the responses, why not write a poem and send it off to these guys? incongruousquarterly.com
