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8/9/2020 3 Comments Reader InputOne of the challenges in reading poetry is the requirement of participation. The work is not all done for you. A poem of Philip Larkin's shows how the imagination of the reader can vary the images. Each reader provides the look of the doctor, the priest.
Days What are days for? Days are where we live They come, they wake us Time and time over. Days are to be happy in: Where can we live but days/ Ah, solving that question Brings the priest and the doctor In their long coats Running over the fields. Philip Larkin Collected Poems Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1989
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9/15/2020 02:31:02 pm
a new way of saying that reader's often have different viewpoints.
Anne Banks
12/19/2020 08:34:27 pm
The priest who comes running would try to solve the metaphysical question of how the days exist, not allowing them to simply be, which seems to be what the poet wants. Leave a Reply. |
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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