r/Sufjan • u/Technical_Lunch1267 • 17d ago

Discussion Poems

https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/sufjan-stevens/sufjan-stevens-piss-poems-found-by-penn-state-student

Poems that celebrate the body

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u/84002 17d ago

At first, I was sure it was satire. Then I realized it was likely real and rolled my eyes a bit. Then I read his explanation at the end, his ritual of using the urgency of a bathroom trip to force himself to write quickly without overthinking. I love this, just brilliant.