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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SIMPLY, by DAVID IGNATOW Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I must set a shape in air Last Line: That I am. Subject(s): Life; Men | |||
I must set a shape in air and so I have chosen the form of man. As I am alive I must live for my senses and so I have my own peculiarity. I live with my hands upon others whose movements give me the sense of life, my feet upon the ground for my weight and my eyes to find their likeness, my mind to set a seal upon these satisfactions: neither lion, coyote or bug, simply this man that I am. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LIE DOWN WITH A MAN by TONY HOAGLAND WHY ARE YOUNG MEN SO UGLY by TONY HOAGLAND SONG OF MEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |
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