#19 - A poem as desire unfolds over dinner

In this episode, I read "This Sugar" by Aimee Nizhukumatathil.  It is a vivid poem, ripe with imagery set in free verse and a modern context. It unfolds over a dinner between two people, who appear to not have sanction to fulfil their desire of and for each other. It is a fun poem, and won't leave you sad with longing. If anything it is powerful and makes the point about all desire, that it comes as clams fall into the shoreline with an impending storm i.e. you likely have no control over a bubbling desire as you tumble and toss into it. You can choose to act on it or not, but the underlying emotion will make its presence felt nevertheless. And that is what makes this poem honest and fun. Listen in!    I read from the Poets.org website here -  https://poets.org/poem/sugar  The host, Ravneet Bawa as -   @one_third_above on Instagram   @maikeya on Twitter   Email: [email protected]        Disclaimer: This podcast is created for sharing with friends and family, and only as a passion project amidst the Covid lockdown with no commercial interest. In all episodes I read from sources on the public internet or copies of books I possess. The commentary is all my own.