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Original poem reprinted online here: "Void and Compensation (Field Guide)" by Michael Morse Originally read: June 21, 2013 More information about the Poet: Michael Morse Two things that are going on in this poem -- the 2nd person perspective and (mostly) end stopped stanzas.  Why is this important to note before reading the poem?  For me, I think the addressing of the you controls the type of images and metaphors represented which is furthermore constricted by the 2nd person point of view.  Because it's not what the reader sees, it's what the speaker wants to show.  Kind of like a choose your own adventure book...but is it really and adventure? The first stanza plays with the idea of a "field guide" with, "Page one's a white space for thinking; even here among the evergreens / beyond the living room and the white noise."  Here, the stanza serves as a palette cleanser.  The repetition of white should prepare the reader for images to pop up. And ...