In a recent Cordite Poetry Review interview, visual artist Chunxiao Qu, when discussing what exactly constitutes poetry, speaks of a desire for the direct interrogation of her work: “I wish someone would say to me: ‘You think this is poetry? Fuck you!’” And so, when I spoke with Qu, I told her exactly that. She responded with much glee: “I enjoy imagining people who hate my poetry being brave enough to let me know they do, and the same goes for my art.”
Brash as it may sound to some, this is how Qu
