I agree with Hutchinson. As does, implicitly, the poet who wrote "The Origin of the Species." The title is crucial. What survives? In the case of literature, as Hutchinson says, much is preserved, whereas with us creatures it is a different story.
I love the final verb in the poem, "Perfected." A Zambaras irony, perfect destruction.
Thanks you three--incidentally, this is the first poem in the ms. And I second William's comment about the link--my wife had to scrape me off the site to save me!
I like it - like several people have stated in previous posts on your poems - this one cannot have a single word taken out without disrupting it's meaning.
Or the preservation of the world! Consider the Archimedes Palimpsest....
ReplyDeleteI agree with Hutchinson. As does, implicitly, the poet who wrote "The Origin of the Species." The title is crucial. What survives? In the case of literature, as Hutchinson says, much is preserved, whereas with us creatures it is a different story.
ReplyDeleteI love the final verb in the poem, "Perfected." A Zambaras irony, perfect destruction.
Another beautiful poem, layer upon layer upon layer.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, that Zambaras irony — each word its own telling, yet intricate evasion.
Great link, Joe!
Thanks you three--incidentally, this is the first poem in the ms. And I second William's comment about the link--my wife had to scrape me off the site to save me!
ReplyDeleteI like it - like several people have stated in previous posts on your poems - this one cannot have a single word taken out without disrupting it's meaning.
ReplyDeleteSo short and so powerful.