Myrto
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Matthew Minicucci:
Greedings from Greece! I was wondering what inspired/urged you to use an ancient greek word and a pseudogreek one in the titles of your poems appearing in Poetry mag (March 2020). [Goodreads forces me to place a question mark in my question, so ?] All best, Myrto
Matthew Minicucci
Myrto,
Thanks so much for the question. Generally, a lot of my work examines classical mythology and my training in Ancient Greek and Latin.
But, a more specific answer to your question would be: the poems are part of a series in a new manuscript. Each of these pieces looks at the concept of "duality," both in terms of the form (contrapuntal, like the poems you saw in the March POETRY issue), and in terms of the object it centers around. For example: a shield is a defensive item, but it also has inexorable connotations to war and destruction. An anvil is an item my grandfather used to shape metal for his work (he was a plumber), but it also can be used to fashion a sword, or spear.
The connection of the past uses of the object, to the current uses/connotations of the object were the main reasoning for the choice. I hope some of that shines through in the pieces!
I hope this helps, and thanks again for reading!
-Matt
Thanks so much for the question. Generally, a lot of my work examines classical mythology and my training in Ancient Greek and Latin.
But, a more specific answer to your question would be: the poems are part of a series in a new manuscript. Each of these pieces looks at the concept of "duality," both in terms of the form (contrapuntal, like the poems you saw in the March POETRY issue), and in terms of the object it centers around. For example: a shield is a defensive item, but it also has inexorable connotations to war and destruction. An anvil is an item my grandfather used to shape metal for his work (he was a plumber), but it also can be used to fashion a sword, or spear.
The connection of the past uses of the object, to the current uses/connotations of the object were the main reasoning for the choice. I hope some of that shines through in the pieces!
I hope this helps, and thanks again for reading!
-Matt
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