"Muddy" by Orlando White

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend November 21, 2019   Muddy   Orlando White

Copyright © 2019 Orlando White. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on November 21, 2019, by the Academy of American Poets. About This Poem   "'Muddy' is inspired by the motion and cadence of Diné words. Looking at it on the page, one sees kinetic text and hears onomatopoeia, so the repetition of 'tł'ish' reenacts the sound of someone stepping in mud, and then the word itself turns into a poem." —Orlando White   Orlando White is Diné and the author of LETTERRS (Nightboat Books, 2015). He teaches at Diné College and lives in Tsaile, Arizona. Poetry by White   LETTERRS (Nightboat Books, 2015)  "I rose from marsh mud" by Lorine Niedecker "in • cho • ate" by A. Van Jordan "Murmur of the Bay" by Jonatán Reyes November Guest Editor: Sherwin Bitsui   Thanks to Sherwin Bitsui, author of Dissolve (Copper Canyon Press, 2018), who curated Poem-a-Day for this month's weekdays. Read a Q&A with Bitsui about his curatorial approach this month and find out more about our guest editors for the year. A culture break, a source of daily renewal...   If reading Poem-a-Day has become a meaningful part of your day, please consider supporting this free series with a donation. Your gift makes publishing Poem-a-Day possible. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038