Cosmic Edges

Cosmic Edges

Share this post

Cosmic Edges
Cosmic Edges
Truth and Actuality

Truth and Actuality

"Against Sincerity"

Emmalea Russo's avatar
Emmalea Russo
Jan 05, 2023
∙ Paid
2

Share this post

Cosmic Edges
Cosmic Edges
Truth and Actuality
2
Share
today

“The advantage of poetry over life is that poetry, if it is sharp enough, may last. We are unnerved, I supposed, by the thought that authenticity, in the poem, is not produced by sincerity. We incline, in our anxiety for formulas, to be literal….This assumes our poems are fingerprints, which they are not. And the processes by which experience is ch…

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Emmalea Russo
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share