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my favorite poem in this anthology is "the poem you asked for" by larry levis. this poem reads almost as though in prose, yet the poetic beat is an underlying theme throughout. i love the idea of a peice of writing coming to life in this humaneque way. this poem actually reminded me instantly of the musical "little shop of horrors" in which a huge plant eats blood in order to grow and survive. in a similar way this poem is personified into an animate object. i love the simile, "sullen, like a toad through with being teased." i can picture perfectly a little fat brown- green toad that looks angry because he's been made fun of!
In the end, the poem comes to life and goes "over to your place" and beats the poet up and etc, i LOVE that image. i love the idea of a poem swearing. i never have imagined what a poem would look like if alive, but now i see one as a "john travolta" sort of character.... a greaser!
i love poetry that makes me feel that i am NOT reading poetry... in other words... not dry, old english, poetry. i know that sounds very sophomoric, but its true. and i love Levis for allowing me to lose myself and my imagination in this poem.
Posted by Beth Williams on 2/22/04; 8:56:36 PM
from the dept.
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