Mason

I noticed, though, it's not just the content.

I noticed, though, it's not just the content.

It's the language that she uses.

It's the language that she uses.

Like the language itself feels very deliberate, very layered.

Like the language itself feels very deliberate, very layered.

Have critics picked up on that?

Have critics picked up on that?

OK.

OK.

OK.

OK.

I mean, that reminds me of her poem Search for My Tongue.

I mean, that reminds me of her poem Search for My Tongue.

Where she explores that struggle of balancing her mother tongue with English.

Where she explores that struggle of balancing her mother tongue with English.

She does. And it's fascinating to me how she uses language to explore these really complex feelings. And speaking of exploration, her interest in the German artist Paula Modersen-Becker, I was really interested to see that, how deeply that influenced her work.

She does. And it's fascinating to me how she uses language to explore these really complex feelings. And speaking of exploration, her interest in the German artist Paula Modersen-Becker, I was really interested to see that, how deeply that influenced her work.

Totally.

Totally.