Muddy

Poetry
Written By Grantmakers in the Arts GIA

Orlando White

ABOUT THIS POEM

“‘Muddy’ is inspired by the motion and cadence of Diné words. Looking at it on the page, one sees kinetic text and hears onomatopoeia, so the repetition of ‘tł’ish’ reenacts the sound of someone stepping in mud, and then the word itself turns into a poem.” — Orlando White

Copyright © 2019 Orlando White. Originally published in Poem-a-Day (November 21, 2019), Academy of American Poets. Reprinted with permission from author.

Key image by Tobias Rademacher on Unsplash

Grantmakers in the Arts GIA

Grantmakers in the Arts is the only national association of both public and private arts and culture funders in the US, including independent and family foundations, public agencies, community foundations, corporate philanthropies, nonprofit regrantors, and national service organizations – funders of all shapes and sizes across the US and into Canada.

https://www.giarts.org
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