Original poem reprinted online here: "Geckos in Obscure Light" by William Logan Originally read: February 6, 2013 More information about the Poet: William Logan "Their." Over the past couple of poems, I've been harping a lot on ambiguous pronouns. That, if not done that well, will lead to overall confusion of subject -- for example, if there are multiple subjects should all descriptors be applicable to all of them; however, if done right, then the ambiguous pronouns set up correctly then the descriptors will be applicable to all the subjects seamlessly. Yes, it's a fine line -- a fine, subjective, hypothetical line. "Their" in line three of the poem refers to the Geckos mentioned in the first stanza with their "shadow organs" however, this couplet still confuses me, "backs a tarnished armor studded / by the rosettes of some obscure disease." On one hand, I understand the armor part as a foreshadow to war; however, I'm ...
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