The Game
A poem by Marie Howe, published in <em>The Atlantic</em> in 1996
Illustrations by Miki Lowe
Childhood is a fruitful source of inspiration for artists, but some return to it more than others. The poet Marie Howe is one of that family is “where everything happens.” If the image that comes to mind is a hectic and happy, –type household, you should read her poems: The vignettes she paints can be dark. Several family members struggled with alcoholism, which wrought violence and chaos. And in 1989, her of AIDS-related complications at age 28.
