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6/10/2020 2 Comments

Observation

Response to the observed, its originality as well as its accuracy, is a quality in an effective poem.  The work of Elizabeth Bishop exemplifies this excellence.  In her poem " The Filling Station, " she concludes her description of the careful, though dingy, details of its interior with humorous recognition:
                                                                                Somebody embroidered the doily.
                                                                                 Somebody waters the plant
                                                                                 or oils it, maybe.  Somebody
                                                                                 arranges the rows of cans
                                                                                 so they softly say :
                                                                                 esso--so--so--so.
                                                                                 Somebody loves us all.

                                                                                 Elizabeth Bishop
                                                                                 The Complete Poems 1927-1979
                                                                                 Farrar,  Straus & Giroux 
                                                                                1983

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    Neva Herrington

    Neva Herrington is a poet and former educator. She is currently working on a new book of poetry, a collection of short stories, and her memoir. Her inspiration comes from her own experience and the work of other poets.

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