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Analysis and comments on The Swan by Mary Oliver

Comment 2 of 2, added on August 26th, 2009 at 2:44 AM.

I think she's talking about pure inspiration. (What is beauty for)
Beauty can change our view of life, and cause us to seek *more* beauty, joy, harmony.

aj
Comment 1 of 2, added on April 20th, 2006 at 9:31 PM.

I honestly think this poem is extreamly hard to understand. It leaves you with question. Why would beauty or a truly honest experience of beauty ask us to change our lives?

sally from United States



Information about The Swan

Poet: Mary Oliver
Poem: The Swan
Year: 1992
Added: Feb 20 2003
Viewed: 9720 times


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The Swan

Year: 1992
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Nov 20 2009, 7:49AM
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Added: Feb 20 2003


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