Eating Poetry - Mark Strand

Apr 11, 2007 12:04

   Ink runs from the corners of my mouth ( Read more... )

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crystalwd April 20 2007, 16:35:19 UTC
I quite lke this poem - is it by one of your classmates? I'm not entirely sure what it's about though, especially the last two stanzas. Care to explain?

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cicada84 April 20 2007, 21:47:24 UTC
It's Mark Strand - the surrealist poet!

I'm not sure whether I'm interpreting this right but I believe the last two stanzas has to do with the surfacing of the dogs (in the basement) from the subconscious. The librarian - a symbol of rationality - is completely disoriented because she cannot deal with this animalistic creativity that has surface. Perhaps a part of this is sexual too - "I romp with joy in the bookish dark"? Haha..

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