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• Last seen on Oct 15 2:55 PM 2008. Member since February 14, 2006.
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• on Renascence by Edna St. Vincent Millay, on August 25, 2004

  There is usually a profound difference in the mediums of literature and poetry. Authoring a novel (or similar) requires a knack for story-telling and a painterly eye for imagery which may be developed slowly throughout the course of the piece. Poets generally write explosively, similar to a bomb, bursting in a single emotional moment and stunning in their ability to redefine words and images and bend them to the needs of the piece. Then there is a third category, beyond the realm of full comprehension for those of us who will never achieve it, a mixture of the two, and ability to relay a story without losing the explosive power of poetry. In this case the author uses the poem's energy to provoke a whirlwind of thought. This is the category for the masters. I believe Ms. Saint Vincint Millay is one.
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• on Blame Aphrodite by Sappho, on August 24, 2004

  Don't you just love poetry that has more beneath the surface then there could ever be at face value? Sappho is the master at this type of silken covering. I loved the gentle nature of this piece, not violent and seeming to lack the passion of other poets, while communicating a soft humor and a comfortable wit. Beneath the surface? I'll leave that thought to any who wish to ponder it.
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• on Prayer To Persephone by Edna St. Vincent Millay, on August 24, 2004

  Oh, this piece is beautiful. Simply breathtaking. The rhyming was so flawless, I didn't even notice it rhymed. She's used gorgeous words that almost seem ballad-like in their sadness. I also feel like there is more conceptually going on then a discussion of Persephone. I feel like there's something more, beyond my realm of understanding. Maybe this poem, like others, is just meant to be felt and not analyzed. Just a thought.
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• on The Sick Rose by William Blake, on August 24, 2004

  I'm a great fan of multiple meanings and hidden metaphors and I agree with Pozo in saying that there appear to many levels of understanding in this piece, and that's Blake packed so much profundity into such a short piece, rather then stretching it out over an epic or whatnot. He provoked thought without sacrificing focus, or losing control of the piece. As many poems do. This is clearly the work of a master, which he obviously is.
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