Habitation - A poem by Margaret Atwood


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Margaret Atwood - Habitation

Marriage is not 
a house or even a tent 

it is before that, and colder: 

The edge of the forest, the edge 
of the desert 
        the unpainted stairs
at the back where we squat 
outside, eating popcorn 

where painfully and with wonder 
at having survived even 
this far 

we are learning to make fire

Added: on November 10th, 2005 at 3:52 PM | Viewed: 7466 times | Comments (5)

Habitation - Comments and Information
Poet: Margaret Atwood Poem: Habitation Comment 5 of 5, added on November 26th, 2005 at 7:22 PM. I love the poem amd it explains itself. Marriage is hard. Tira from United States Comment 4 of 5, added on November 25th, 2005 at 10:07 AM. The version of the poem I have (In Understanding Literature) also includes the line about the glacier. gnosis from Sweden Comment 3 of 5, added on November 10th, 2005 at 3:52 PM. The poem does not mean the same thing without the last line, perhaps your poem ended on the next page? The contrast is vital to it,though. In my opinion atleast Trish from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Habitation, has received 5 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Margaret Atwood with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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Habitation Last read: 2008-07-07 21:36:46 Viewed 7466 times. Added on November 10th, 2005 at 3:52 PM.

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