Cargo by T.R. Poulson

[Meaghan Avocato]

First this poem captured my heart, then it taught me what a “pantoum” is. A double blessing! Wonderful work.

[T R Poulson]

Fun fact: it's the first successful pantoum I've ever written :)

[Tara Mesalik MacMahon]

T. R.--what your poems do to me!--and this one is no exception, all of it. The form is so perfect for it, but I didn't even realize it was a pantoum until several reads, so brilliantly subtle, nothing getting in the way of all that no-one-else but T.R.-detail. Thank you for it, and ONLY POEMS, even though I am reeling--unforgettable.

[T R Poulson]

Thanks so much! Means a lot coming from you. Fun fact: this is my first successful pantoum :)

[T R Poulson]

Thank you so much for giving this poem a wonderful home among so many poems I admire :)

[Stuart Anderson]

TR is rocking the pantoum form and at the same time conveying her thoughts in strong images. This is the kind of synergy that formal poems try to achieve, often with less success than TR has here. And the poem makes us remember the pilots, animals, people on the ground, and all victims of this disaster, instead of letting them slip silently into the past. This is a large part of what poetry is for, and this poem fulfills that purpose beautifully.

[Rochelle Jewel Shapiro]

So challenging to make emotional sense (or any other kind) in form and Pualson did it~

[T R Poulson]

Thanks so much!

[Susan Reetz]

Stunning imagery. Lovely, lovely poem.

[T R Poulson]

Thank you :)

[Alesa Bernat]

What a great poem T.R.

[T R Poulson]

Thank you :)