Original poem reprinted online here: "No Art" by Ben Lerner Originally read: December 25, 2012 When I think of "towers" my mind automatically goes to 9/11. It might be a habit. Or perhaps that the image is so iconic that it might take a generation to shift the connotation. There you go -- mind block out of the way. So, oddly enough, I think the title is effective if you don't know or infer the allusion to "One Art." It's difficult for me because "One Art" is one of my favorite poems of all time. "I shan't have lied. It's evident / the art of losing's not too hard to master / though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster." I almost was able to quote this from memory...someday. Anyway, the struggle to get over loss happens in the poem "No Art" as well, but not clearly. If you read a poem through images, then this poem isn't for you or maybe it is. The strong image is "tower" and th...
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