Cockroach Poetry

Exhibit A:
“Cockroaches: Ars Poetica” by Chad Davidson

Exhibit B:
“A Theory About Cockroaches” by Gabriel Gudding

All this was brought to mind after a poem about locusts discussed during workshop last Tuesday led my teacher to wonder aloud about the possibility of a poem about cockroaches. Funnily enough, I first heard of Gudding when I read this essay by Davidson. Even funnier is how I shared that essay a year or so ago in another class with the very same teacher.

And now I wonder how cockroach poetry can relate to termite art.

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2 thoughts on “Cockroach Poetry

  1. [...] become my “totem poem,” although I did have a runner-up: Chad Davidson’s “Cockroaches: Ars Poetica.” Pick Your Edition:Like this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was posted in [...]

  2. [...] with a discussion of Manny Farber’s “White Elephant Art vs. Termite Art,” because hey, what’s this, and also because Lethem’s first sentence is something I agree with 100%. Now that I think [...]

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