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Original poem reprinted online here: "Late Confession" by Gary Soto Originally read: February 20, 2013 More information about the Poet: Gary Soto The reoccurring image here is the orange.  Not only in this poem but from the poem " Oranges" also by Gary Soto .  Did I pick this up on my first read? Nope.  So I bring this up first because I wonder how much of a conversation this poem and "Oranges" have with one another.  Is it only the image?  Or is there contextualization issue where one image of the orange in a poem brings a different light to another image of the orange  The idea behind this is focusing how poems connect with each other, perhaps through a collection, or solo. As of now though, I only have this poem by itself, and, although I have read "Oranges",  I feel that this poem stands on it's own and the image of the orange (and also others) within the poem creates unrepentant nostalgia. So late confession stands for a confession in th...

Original poem reprinted online here: "February Snow" by Francisco Aragón Originally read: February 15, 2013 More information about the Poet: Francisco Aragón I didn't write a lot of notes on this poem when I first read it.   I think the narrative of the poem, the main core technique of this poem, and the ambiguous pronoun of "you" confuse me.  I had the read the poem a couple times to figure out there's three to four narratives (okay so it doesn't seem like I didn't figure out much, but I swear...yeah). 1) Narrative between the present speaker and a "you" who is traveling in Spain. 2) Narrative of how the war began. 3) Narrative of the Postal Worker [4) Overall Narrative of how these three narratives connect with the speaker's life.] I wrote "Narrative" too many times in the last two paragraphs; however, the poem is both dependent on understanding the three narratives and how they tie in together.  Also, form wise, if there ar...