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Analysis and comments on The Sun by Mary Oliver

Comment 1 of 1, added on January 22nd, 2005 at 11:48 AM.

I am constantly touched at how she will stop at the hight of such a romantic poem to stop and speak to whoever her audience is. She sets up this charged emotional/romantic sensation and then as you sit, leaning forward into the poem because of your interest of its beauty...she almost stops, turns around, looks at you, and forces you on stage...and then you have to think about an answer for her. she does this in The Rabbit, I believe, only her audience is death. It's such a suprising thing to encounter in a poem.

Sika from United States



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Poet: Mary Oliver
Poem: The Sun
Added: Feb 20 2003
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Poem of the Day: Sep 1 2007


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