56 Ways

Ask him if he remembers. One of his responses was “ZERO.” Edwin Honig has “56 Ways of Saying I Don’t Remember.” It’s a documentary of Alan Berliner, his cousin, in exploring memory and forgetfulness. Edwin Honig was a poet, translator and … Continue reading →

The Silence

“The Silence” (1997)
I listened
And waited a long time
For what was to be said
And nothing spoke
but a silence so deep
it could be speech
or a primed hesitance
of speech to say
what’s true
for ear or mind
as yet unborn
to take it in
so that the longer
and deeper
it grew
the more
the unbroken silence
felt full

Poem by: Edwin Honig
Photo credit: BBC