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it must be of some difficulty in formatting the lines, especially the blank lines, but the original poem actually is: ================
by 68c12c16 9y ago
it must be
of
some difficulty
in
formatting the lines,
especially
the blank lines,
but
the original poem
actually is:
=====================
The Red Wheelbarrow
==
so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens.
here is a wiki page trying to interpret this poem...but I guess different people would get the picture differently...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Wheelbarrow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Wheelbarrow
Well, personally, I guess a poem is a compound that tries to convey meanings through multiple modalities, especially the sound and the semantics in language, and sometimes the spaces and the mental images too...perhaps we could think of it as a Broadway musical, in which many different elements are combined in a harmonious presentation: the light, the stage, the costume, the sound, the music, the lyrics, and the acting -- and the timing for organizing all those elements is quite important too!
- sverige 9y agoI remember hearing the sick child story from a professor -- actually, I think the professor had elaborated the story into the death of Williams' daughter, if I remember correctly -- and immediately hating the poet and the poem. After thirty five years and an explanation from the poet's mouth, I rather like the poem and the poet, and hate that professor. Thankfully, I can't remember his name, though I can still see his smug mustache under his horn-rimmed glasses.
- pcrh 9y agoI'm amused at the sick child story. At first reading what came to my mind was how the chickens might for a brief time see a red barrow with food as their whole world.