Original poem reprinted online here: "Persimmons" by Li-Young Lee Originally Read: May 22, 2010 in the collection "Rose" (my Goodreads review here ) Originally re-read for this blog: February 9, 2013 More information about the Poet: Li-Young Lee When I first read the collection "Rose" I thought the writing was so smooth. The way the narratives constructed themselves seamlessly from memory to present especially in poems like "The Gift" and "Rose"; furthermore, the narrative don't come off as fables, or overly-didactic, even though the narratives themselves have a fable and/or didactic nature to them. Rereading this poem in Febuary, and now, I knew I wanted to go back to this poem because of the technique Li-Young utilizes here. I want to know how he constructs his narratives and learn from his techniques. I also want to know how the poem continuously borders on sentimentality -- sometimes the line is crossed, but the majority o...
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