ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author says that Carl evokes the poetry of Erin Mouré and Dorothy Livesay and as well as the wise words of Joy Kogawa, among other poetic and literary voices, to express his grief for the sudden loss of his brother. Acknowledging these vital and vibrant inspirations, he writes: “I wanted a poem that had connections, a kind of rhizomatic network of connections to other poets and colleagues. I wanted a poem that acknowledged genealogical or family connections.” He lovingly lingers with these connections, from blood relations in his immediate family to friends and literary relations spanning the globe, like Seamus Heaney and Lorri Neilsen Glenn.
