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Original poem reprinted online here:   "My Bright Aluminum Tumblers" by Michael Ryan Originally read: September 13, 2013 More information about the Poet:   Michael Ryan There are two references to the phrase "who are you" in this poem in which the shift of ideas happen.  As I reread this poem, I kept wondering if the shift connects or disconnects.  Also I feel that the lack of punctuation First though, "Who are you / long legged women / in my dream" automatically the  tone shifts to an erotic one, but note the speaker automatically places the other in a "dream" world. "kissing me open mouthed / pressing me for ice / we fetch together naked"  and in this dream world the actions don't have to make sense, but note the description of tactile sense with kiss, and ice -- the senses and the lust guide the speaker. "from the freezer / with bright aluminum tumblers"  I didn't understand what an aluminum tumbler was, but here is...

Original poem reprinted online here:  "I" by Michael Ryan Originally read: July 10, 2013 More information about the Poet: Michael Ryan "When did I learn the word 'I'? / What a mistake."  The opening lines of the poem is humorous.  But the humor is self referential and also language based.   This poem plays not only with the definition, but also visual representation. "For some, / it may be a placeholder, / for me it's a contagion."    The speaker contextualizes the usage of "I" with "for some" and "for me".  The differences between inferences.  Note how the "for some" part focuses on a placeholder -- not so much of a definition of the self.  For the "for me" part the contagion line is more tricky.  Contagion -- harmful spreading, but not so much in this poem as far as length, but possibility.  The poem looks at many different aspects of "I" but not in a personal way. "For some, it...