: Section A starts with "apricot trees exist," Section B with "bracken," and so on.
“somewhere I am suddenly born”: alphabet by Inger Christensen 21 Feb 2025 — inger christensen alphabet pdf
and we exist, and we exist
Written during the Cold War, the poem oscillates between celebration and apocalypse. It is an inventory of existence—naming plants, animals, and natural phenomena—while simultaneously acknowledging the fragility of the world in the nuclear age. The poem posits that existence is a "condition" that we must constantly acknowledge and protect. : Section A starts with "apricot trees exist,"