Analysis of "I Remember the Look of My Ex-Wife Sitting Quietly in the Window on a Certain Day" by Albert Goldbarth
Original poem reprinted online here: "I Remember the Look of My Ex-Wife Sitting Quietly in the Window on a Certain Day" by Albert Goldbarth Originally read: March 19, 2013 More information about the Poet: Albert Goldbarth The poem kind of tricks the reader, but in a sterile, and interesting, kind of way. The title of the poem brings in a sense of the personal -- even sentimental. The focus of the title being about the reflection of the ex-wife in the window, but not actually the ex-wife herself by having the prepositional phrase "in." Now, why do I bring up such a small detail. Well, this poem is all about details and how they are arranged. Like the first detail which is the epigraph by Sharon Waxman about how Nefertiti's looks, then the definition of the word "Nerfertiti means 'The Beautiful One Has Come" as though to corroborate the visual with the language. And here, I assume that there's going to be a comparison between Nefertiti and...