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Meraki: Love Letters to Language

Elise Maren

English stinks. I love to write in English mostly because it stinks. Bullying English by exploiting its grammar, homonyms, and numerous other peculiarities can make for amusing poetry. However, I find the language to have one unforgivable flaw: there is only one word for the notion of love. While Sanskrit boasts 96 words for love, we use one measly, catch-all term to describe feelings towards coffee, family, partners, and strangers alike.

As you'll see throughout Meraki, I find language generally fascinating. However, don't mistake me for a polyglot. It's all Greek to me - pun intended. Each chapter is a different form of love in Greek. You'll find poems that draw inspiration from Greek, Hebrew, Hmong, Somali, Spanish, Norwegian, Japanese, French, and Northern Sámi.

Accessibility:

This eBook is accessible on the Nook app and should be compatible with VoiceOver. The next edition will include alternative text for drawings. There is not an audiobook version at this time.