With the release of the 10th poem (and possibly the last this year), I believe now would be a good time to let readers know about the thought process behind the naming of the collection.
While anthologies are usually named after a noun, "Inure" is defined as a verb. Definition-wise, it refers to one's accustoming with something (or someone) unpleasant. School has taught us verbs to be "doing words", usually recurring despHello everyone,
The tenth poem in the Inure anthology has just been released, titled "Doctor". This should be the last poem I write this year (2021), but not the end of Inure...
Thank you so much for all the support since September and, if I don't return until next year, a Happy New Year (and Merry Christmas if you celebrate it).Hello everyone,
The tenth poem in the Inure anthology has just been released, titled "Doctor". This should be the last poem I write this year (2021), but not the end of Inure...
Thank you so much for all the support since September and, if I don't return until next year, a Happy New Year (and Merry Christmas if you celebrate it).ite the time, which would contrast with the constant state of a noun;
The idea behind having this verb instead of a noun naming the anthology would carry on the idea that despite the events of the past or memories, unpleasant things are not those we can simply name and brush aside, but rather, things which one may fall back on from time to time.
Despite its personal register, I hoped "Inure" to become a safe space where I could express what, in blunt terms, "is still wrong with me" and encourage people to know that it's okay to fall back on yourself sometimes. No one's perfect. And our minds are far from it.