My university English professor in teaching Wallace Stevens to us said "It doesn't have to make sense because it makes sense to the author." I guess the magic o

My university English professor in teaching Wallace Stevens to us said "It doesn't have to make sense because it makes sense to the author." I guess the magic of poetry is when you decipher what it is the author is trying to avoid saying plainly. It's not just a man making ice cream, it's about life and death.