Two Poems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21539466 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason Mitchell (0000-0002-2091-0509, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 291-293 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Illinois Classical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-1923 • E-ISSN: 2328-5265 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/23285265.49.1.2.13 |
| OpenAlex | W4407607190 |
| Language | EN |
ArachneSullen beneathA grey sky wedgedBetween concreteSlabs of sidewalk,Dust-thin ligaturesOf a spider's webWheel in the light,Vacillate and driftConstellation-like.Toward CreteThin arêteAttendant outOf Orly, townsGently litBelow, softly asCandles setUpon a dinnerTable glow.The word isTurbulent, fogUpon Alp sitsFurther awayThan thought.To hold itIn the mind likeThe blind mightAn objectTo feel and touch,To map eachContour of itIn the heartAnd pull apartThe light,The word thatFields visionTo word oneWonder right
Art · Literature · Poetry · Classical Studies and Philology · Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies · Samuel Beckett and Modernism
| Highly cited | No |
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