Evolution
is about process. Writing, editing, and then writing some more is the
evolution of voice. Poetry is the utterance of voice, and the Muse is
real. Poets who write with great conviction to the Muse are indeed
possessed by poetics coloring everything they witness in lines.
To
have the opportunity to shape the multitudinous voice of an anthology with work
from around the world is a rare opportunity for any writer/editor.
Yuyutsu is one of those exceptional breeds who are not only skilled
artistically, but he is also a Muse, and he brings people together across
borders and oceans, across cultural barriers as well.
I
met him only twice, briefly. There was an instant cerebral connection,
and passion was expressed freely, which in my frigid town, full of refugees,
off Misery Bay, is an unusual experience. We seemed to realize despite
our different races, we are the same breed. There are so few people open
to the instantaneous passion of poetry, but Yuyu evokes it. And he knows
it, so he expresses gratitude for that rare gift, which made me want to give
him my own gifts of poetry.
Yuyu
has given us the opportunity through the process of creating an anthology of
the works of those he has touched with his expressive way. He certainly
is the only Poet I know who can pull off saying “crotch” with an
elegance. It is something so special to have the ability to pull
utterance and expression out of people from different cultures, and it is even
more amazing that he seems to know what people he meets need to be in contact
with each other. Then he makes it so. His choice to bring Kathleen
Gallaghar, Jen Pezzo, David Austell, and myself together as the Editorial Board
was to bring people together who share a fierce passion for beauty and
art. Maybe the four of us mirror his passion in some way, and that’s what
he sees in our collaboration. Whatever the case may be, he has opened the
dialogue to engage the passion for Muse, and it is a great hope of the Editorial
Staff to do the Muse justice.
Tracie
Morell
Poet/
Editor
