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<p>Carmen Giménez’s poem “Ars Poetica” is a stunning waterfall of words, a torrent of dozens of short statements that begin with “I” or “I’m.” As you listen to them, let an answering cascade of questions fill up your mind. What does this series of confessions reveal to you about poetry? The poet? And yourself?</p><p>Carmen Giménez is the author of numerous poetry collections, including <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/carmen-gimenez-ars-poetica/#media"><i>Milk and Filth</i></a>, a finalist for the NBCC Award in Poetry, and <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/carmen-gimenez-ars-poetica/#media"><i>Be Recorder</i></a><i> </i>(Graywolf Press, 2019), a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award in Poetry, the PEN Open Book Award, the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She was awarded the Academy of American Poets Fellowship Prize in 2020. A 2019 Guggenheim fellow, she served as the publisher of Noemi Press for 20 years. She is the Publisher and...