Original poem reprinted online here: "The Old Hauler" by Ryan Dennis Originally read: March 30, 2013 More information about the Poet: Ryan Dennis A third person perspective, but not necessarily narrative. The focus is the speaker's description and knowledge of "the old hauler." The real question when I read this poem was where were the hiccups in the poem, places where there's an emotional turn of phrase or idea but then there's the return back to the more objective descriptive tone. In the first stanza, there's more of a play of sounds than a set-up of definition, "intentions among suggestions / [...] it's a lesson in resignation." Note how the "-tion" sounds is a risky move here in the poem. If the rhyme (or over use of internal and end-stopped rhyme) can possibly turn off the reader due to a sing song quality that pertains to generalities of the person. Also the last line automatically pinpoints "the old hauler...
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