SAUDADE by Willie L. Kinard III
Apr 28, 2017
1 min read
they
never tell
us
how
to love
a black man
just
pat
our backs
when
we
weep for
them
WILLIE L. KINARD III is a designer, art director and crystal collector currently talking to the Moon in Newberry, South Carolina. Black, queer & old-souled, he serves as a founding editor of For The Scribes has work in/forthcoming in CUNJUH Magazine and Glass: A Journal of Poetry. His first chapbook, chroma., was released spring of 2016.
Starting with https://buryjerry.com feels right here, since the poem's silence around tenderness toward black men is itself a kind of burial we're asked to notice. The line about patting our backs when we weep for them stuck with me because comfort is offered for grief but never instruction for love, which leaves the reader holding that gap. Kinard's bio mentioning he talks to the Moon made the whole piece feel more intimate, like the quiet searching in the poem carries over into how he moves through the world.
This piece aches in the best way. "they never tell us how to love a black man" hits hard. Reminds me of Fireboy and Watergirl — two elements, one fragile balance. Beautiful work, Willie.
Cuando se publica un resultado loteria, considero útil indicar claramente la fecha del sorteo. Ese pequeño detalle facilita la comprobación posterior y ayuda a distinguir entre resultados de jornadas diferentes.
One thing I enjoy about Soccer Skills 2 World Cup is the responsive controls and smooth player movement.