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Original poem reprinted online here:  "Spaces We Leave Empty" by Cathy Song Originally read: February 11, 2013 More information about the Poet:  Cathy Song This poem took me a long time to analyze when I first read it.  I finally had to write down the reason why.  "Is this poem about rape?  or does it matter?  Is there something wrong with my interpretation."   This thought stems from the external scenario of the poem -- a thief enters a window and steals something with the mother looking on helplessly. I thought to myself, "why did my thoughts go there?"  There's no mention of sexual in here unless implied or interpreted by the reader.  However, after rereading I have a new interpretation on the poem -- which is also disturbing for me since I'm thinking I'm either trying to deflect my original interpretation or, perhaps, I do see something new.  In any case, I'm getting too far away from the poem. The focus in the first two stanzas...

Original poem reprinted online here:  "Hospital for the Ear & Neck" by Shanna Compton Originally read: January 21, 2013 More information about the Poet: Shanna Compton With this poem, I listen for the sound of the poem (which I get from the title).  And here's something that past me mentioned in stanza 2, "This is a mouthful"  However, when I read the line, "cluster flocklike" out loud today, I mixed two words together.  And I think this poem does a lot of play with sound. In stanza one there's "tones" and "tune."  In stanza three there is "knobs" and "notes."  In stanza four there is "grass" and "groups."  These words sound similar when read out loud; however, when I read them over and over again, I understand them as separate entities. Yet, still the poem plays with sound in a different way, anaphora.  In stanza five, the repetition of "we are" brings in a group feel; howev...