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Ilya Kaminsky’s “Search Patrols”

Posted on June 27, 2018 by robert okaji

Reading “Search Patrols,” I marvel that so much feeling, so many layers, can exist in so few lines. If you have time, listen to the podcast, which includes discussion of the poem as well as Kaminsky’s dramatic reading.

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merrildsmith on June 27, 2018 at 4:05 pm said:

Wow

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- robert okaji on June 27, 2018 at 4:10 pm said:
  
  My feeling, too.
  
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E on June 27, 2018 at 4:50 pm said:

Stunning use of visual language.

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- robert okaji on June 27, 2018 at 8:38 pm said:
  
  Oh, yeah. This one grabbed me by the collar and slapped me!
  
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  - E on June 27, 2018 at 10:11 pm said:
    
    Right? Savory words with a big bite.
    
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    - robert okaji on June 27, 2018 at 11:24 pm said:
      
      Oh, yes.
      
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stephanielharper on June 27, 2018 at 5:39 pm said:

Holy crap!

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- robert okaji on June 27, 2018 at 8:39 pm said:
  
  Yep. Stunning.
  
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rivrvlogr on June 27, 2018 at 5:45 pm said:

His voice intensifies the urgency of his words.

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- robert okaji on June 27, 2018 at 8:40 pm said:
  
  It really does.
  
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