Original poem reprinted online here: "Living in Numbers" by Claire Lee Originally read: April 15, 2013 More information about the Poet: Claire Lee Read the poem first. Take it in. Now this poem was published when Claire Lee was a (if I got my timing and information correct) a sophomore in high school and was the one of five winners for the National Student Poet's Program. Does this matter to me? I guess. It's more of the content that matters. I also want to tie in this article, "Gimmicks," by Ron Padgett into my analysis of this poem. The poem is in a parallel structure and the list is a count of things like "friends," "scars," "funerals attended" -- events that should have significant emotional impact, yet are reduced to a statistical influx akin to the stock market. Once understanding this, then what? Is this poem a gimmick? Yes, it is, but it's not only a gimmick. I think I read this poem in conjunction with read...
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