A Prelude to Caving by Michael Imossan

Michael Imossan’s superpower with his, which he is carving for himself, is the ability to be very personal in his poetry and yet relatable to readers. Often, you’d hear his lines spliced with an explainer—an interesting technique. In “A Prelude to Caving” his vulnerability is palpable and almost every line is written as if to approach salvation: “Once, on my way to write a poem about country, I googled for / flowers with shorter life span and saw us: Morning Glories / at the precipice of dusk.” Dig into this gazelle, let this poet speak to you.