Nadir

“So much of poetry is predicated on sugar-rush experiences,” says Buynak. “They’re topical or toxic experiences. And I do understand why that is, and I’m not saying that it shouldn’t be so. But what I am saying is – particularly at this point in my life and career – that I feel that I’ve earned the right to talk about more substantive, everyday issues.” And why? “Because I can’t live like [I used to do] anymore. It’s not healthy anymore. It’s destructive, and all the rest of it. And rather than being upset about that – I mean, I did it well at the time… but that time has now passed – I thought the time had come to figure out what it is I should be doing now. And to do it well.”