|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PERMANENCE, by DAVID IGNATOW Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I am leaving earth with little knowldge of it Last Line: And what does failure mean but to sink below / into the permanence of ocean of our being Subject(s): Transience | |||
I see a man and woman strolling together down the street and suddenly ask myself, Why are they here? Why walking the earth as if in possession? And I am left breathing quickly but then diverted by a car in my path or a woman whom I know or am attracted to. Beyond that I will grow old. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 17 by JAMES JOYCE SOUTHERN GOTHIC by DONALD JUSTICE THE BEACH IN AUGUST by WELDON KEES THE MAN SPLITTING WOOD IN THE DAYBREAK by GALWAY KINNELL |
| |