Mirror, by Sylvia Plath
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Given that most characters in the above show up on my screen as empty squares, I'd say this is probably *not* good advertisement for your editing service!
Given that most characters in the above show up on my screen as empty squares, I'd say this is probably *not* good advertisement for your editing service!
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I can see all the characters fine.
Of course, if we had the poetry book, we'd be able to turn it upside-down to read the darn thing.
-Derek
Of course, if we had the poetry book, we'd be able to turn it upside-down to read the darn thing.
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Hard work to read it like that, but the effect is cool.
The poem is meticulous and poignant - but it appears effortless. It makes me think not only about the pathos of age, but about writing, especially poems: what sets a poem apart, if there is no form to signal it? What is the magic in the simplicity of this language that makes it so powerful where so many others fail?
This is, I think, an excellent poem for discussion. Thanks, Bartholomew.
The poem is meticulous and poignant - but it appears effortless. It makes me think not only about the pathos of age, but about writing, especially poems: what sets a poem apart, if there is no form to signal it? What is the magic in the simplicity of this language that makes it so powerful where so many others fail?
This is, I think, an excellent poem for discussion. Thanks, Bartholomew.
I can see all the characters fine.
Of course, if we had the poetry book, we'd be able to turn it upside-down to read the darn thing.
-Derek
Ah! I should have done an image file -- it didn't occur to me that the inverted characters wouldn't display right.