Original poem reprinted online here: "Song of the Jellyfish" by Lee Upton Originally read: July 6, 2013 More information about the Poet: Lee Upton The poem is written in the persona of a jellyfish, and the poem plays with this notion. In some sense, the perspective is a bit absurd, however, the song quality of this poem with the refrain, "I'm not evolving anymore" has further and further serious gravity. However, the play first. The first stanza deals with other names of a jellyfish, "If I'm a sap in a bladder or a / bubbling rain cap, or a frisked canopy, / I gargle through the deep in a superior sieve." Note that "sieve" is a reoccurring image in this piece. The sieve and the jellyfish have a similar look as far as the dome shape -- it's more of the attention to a comparative structure. In any case, the last two lines of this stanza, "I don't care a fig who goes extinct. / I'm not evolving anymore." Yes, th...
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