Sunday, February 19, 2012

Reversal. In poems of the non-narrative type, is there a reversal?

Consider the larger question -- does each poem contain a protagonist? Yes, silence. On the joyous occasion when the reading and page combine, the hearer knows precisely when there is a reversal in favor of the protagonist, silence.




In a meal, it is the sigh, the smile during. When the knife & fork (or spoon) are put down and the clash (sometimes imperceptible) is silenced.

3 comments:

  1. censure as a measure of footlength aberdine
    a lip smattering of something cold and joyful
    like ice cream in the morning

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  2. love this idea of silence as the protagonist of the poem.

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