Good morning, POETRY Why poetry? Let’s be honest—sometimes we understand it at first reading; sometimes it takes some careful concentration to fully grasp; and sometimes it can be a jumble of inaccessible words whose meaning remains elusive. To me, poetry is an exercise in words and images that need not always be so crystal clear in absolute meaning as much as mood, meter, and wordplay. It has been evoked for as a model for something else sublime, such as this from Robert Louis Stevenson: and Chris
#405 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Saturday July 16)
#405 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Saturday July…
#405 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Saturday July 16)
Good morning, POETRY Why poetry? Let’s be honest—sometimes we understand it at first reading; sometimes it takes some careful concentration to fully grasp; and sometimes it can be a jumble of inaccessible words whose meaning remains elusive. To me, poetry is an exercise in words and images that need not always be so crystal clear in absolute meaning as much as mood, meter, and wordplay. It has been evoked for as a model for something else sublime, such as this from Robert Louis Stevenson: and Chris