Original poem reprinted online here: "Outside Fargo, North Dakota" by James Wright Originally read: December 29, 2012 (Am I missing a day? Too lazy to go back now) More information about the Poet: James Wright So in my notes I write that this poem works on two levels -- Internal and Meta: "Internal: The next lines "'onely / and sick for home.' the images above feel[s] like a representation of internal strife: white horses, going into the shadows, a sprawled body derailed." "Meta: The poem turns from observational to internal -- nothing too surprising. But the line 'I nod as I write good evening' is the only physical response of the speaker to anything -- and his physical response turns inward to the poem and the speaker." Past me, I don't think you fully describe meta that well. So the speaker of the poem writes about the creation of a poem. And all the symbols and images lead to how a poem is created. And I could see it in ...
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