Pathetic Literature Jasmine Gibson we realise that language --

we realise that language -- whiplike -- casts ahead of itself a fortuitous form

The Meritocrat

overflowing and flowering

tackling migration

sing back and forth

Pathetic Literature Jasmine Gibson we realise that language --Eileen Myles, editor An utterly unique collection composed by the award winning poet and writer, a global anthology of pieces from lesser known classics by luminaries like Franz Kafka, Samuel R. Delany, and Gwendolyn Brooks to up and coming writers that examine pathos and feeling, giving a well timed rehab to the word pathetic. Literature is pathetic. So claims Eileen Myles in their provocative and robust introduction to Pathetic Literature, a