Instruction: Read Janice Mirikitani’s “Suicide Note”. Examine how Mirikitani uses spacing and indentation to create voices in the poem – interruptions – through the visuals. How does this affect the meaning of the poem and the way it is read? Try to identify who these voices belong to and what it accomplished with these interruptions. What other editing techniques does Mirikitani use to call attention to the ideas she is exploring?
Write a minimum 200 word response.