Bunker by Andrea Cohen
after my world had evaporated
Bunker
What would I think, coming up after my world had evaporated? I’d wish I were water.
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First published in New York Review of Books, June 10, 2021 issue. Reprinted with kind permission of the author.
Inclined to brevity, I always appreciate Andrea Cohen's ability to pack a tight-fisted punch.
In today’s craze of language-heavy poetry—much of which is very good—Andrea Cohen’s poems sing in a way that is uniquely hers. Nobody uses plain language as effectively as she does. I’m a huge fan of brevity, and she’s the master.