Virgula by Sasja Janssen, translated by Michele Hutchison mental health hopelessly compromised

hopelessly compromised

John Ashbery

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Virgula by Sasja Janssen, translated by Michele Hutchison mental health hopelessly compromisedVirgula, the Latin word for a comma, is what moves thoughts and languages forward and what stops the stillness. I long for a full stop, but my Virgulas are wary of employing them, I press them close as though death were breathing down my neck In Virgula, Sasja Janssens award winning collection, the comma becomes much more than a punctuation mark; it stops the stillness and allows thoughts and language to move forward. Virgula is invoked as a muse and