6/10/2020 2 Comments ObservationResponse 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 HerringtonNeva 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. Archives
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