DDCPoetry

Original poem reprinted online here:   "Separation is the necessary condition for light." by Brian Teare Originally read: October 21, 2013 More information about the Poet: Brian Teare Written in tercets, the poem forces the separation through the adjusted stanzas.  I've been reading this poem for a while and I'm not too sure how to read this poem.  The simplest answer is to go top down, left right, but the poem can be read based on columns as well -- left column and right column.  You know what, why not?  I've read some criticism of this poem that goes the top down, left right, angle, but I'm going to try to do the left column and right column reading. So on the left column, there are five stanzas of tercets, and on the right there are four stanzas of tercets. The left column does more of the set-up while the right column does more of the introspection.  With the left column the poem starts with the speaker carrying an abandoned mattress to the attic, and t...