Cartographies of Silence

Erik Vatne

Car­togra­phies of Silence com­prises over one hun­dred unti­tled poem frag­ments — what the poet calls “uncon­scious inter­rup­tions” — what nav­i­gate maps of being/non-being, writing/speaking/thinking, to reveal the mind-body expe­ri­ence where silence meets language.

“Short words, short lines, short poems. How big they are. How Vatne man­ages to travel so far.” –Robert Kelly

“Some­thing essen­tial known here, nei­ther said nor shown. The word for its absence is remark­ably not sup­plied. Enough space.” –Charles Stein