Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THREE NIGHT SONGS: 3, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The mask riddles itself Last Line: A music comes to the point of horror. Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim Subject(s): Fear; Masks; Night; Bedtime | ||||||||
The mask riddles itself, there's heat through the eye slits, a noise of breathing, the plaster around the mouth is wet; and the dark takes no effort, dark against deeper dark, the mask dissembles, a music comes to the point of horror. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN THE IDEA OF BALANCE IS TO BE FOUND IN HERONS AND LOONS by JAMES HARRISON |
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