Tidal Quotes

“Falling in love, we gulp for air. A poem tosses out its life ring.”
― Amari Utomo, Tidal

“With the loss of our oceans, our watery bodies dissolve. Memory grasps onto to language. Even the smallest lines can noose an ankle.”
― Amari Utomo, Tidal

“I hear vowels in shells. I turn consonants over with sticks. Language washes out all sand.”
― Amari Utomo, Tidal

“Horizons, so infinite when sea meets sky. In the meeting, poetry begins to trace its line.”
― Amari Utomo, Tidal