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Poet: Mary Oliver
Poem: The Journey
Poem of the Day on:
Mar 26 2006
Comment 8 of 8, added on October 22nd, 2006 at 9:06 PM.
For me it is a poem about hope and courage and the experience of growing beyond a bad marriage or a painful childhood.
Chuck Sullivan from United States
Comment 7 of 8, added on June 12th, 2006 at 3:45 AM.
I'm sorry, but I really found this poem quite unprofessional and not worth reading. I sincerely hope that this comment will be posted and that not just praise is allowed. No offence to Mary Oliver, but I am quite a fond poetry reader and thought that this one was simply "faking" depth. What I mean is that she attempts to make her poem abstractly, meaningful and revelationary when really it is a weak attempt. I'm not sure why my views are not present within the other comments posted and perhaps I am the only one that thinks this way, I guess poetry is like that. Another fault i find with the poem is that it simply isn't really a poem, there is no rhyme(I know this isn't always necessary) or even any rhythm, it could just as easily be written in continuous prose and mean the same thing.
Xavier from Australia
Comment 6 of 8, added on May 30th, 2006 at 5:39 PM.
I can't believe how much this poem relates to me and some past experiences I've had. I really like this poem and it was incredibly inspiring.
kivan from United States
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For me it is a poem about hope and courage and the experience of growing beyond a bad marriage or a painful childhood.
Chuck Sullivan from United States