Dec 18, 2022
The idea of the “death of the author” is quite dead (requiescat in pace), but this is a great example of the elasticity of a poem’s meaning. The author’s intent is just one among many.
Nicely done.
Written by Brian S. Hook
Dad, classicist, mountain dweller, erstwhile triathlete, wannabe woodworker, follower of Socrates and Jesus (two famous non-writers), writing to avoid raveling