I'd have to say that in fact, there is a response, an old fashioned one,
to: 'some of the line endings are rough and unexplainable (if one is wont
to 'explain' line endings):
>
>>Full moon. Her carriage brings her home. I see
>>her every movement in my head...Undressing,
>>taking off her jewels, her slim hand reaching
>>for the case, slipping naked into bed, the way
>>
>>she always does...
>
>why does that line up there end with 'I see'? why does this stanza end with
>'the way'? a lot of these line-endings seem arbitrary.'
CAD is using a trad form, & off rhymes, simple as that. One could say this
more carefully & 'critically,' but that's what she's doing.
I actually find it interesting because I tend to read in a NA way, out of
Creeley (already mentioned) etc, with a pasuse at the ends of lines. As a
result, I perhaps import a hesitation into the poem's ongoing movement that
wasn't planned. But, as Liz said, readers do tend to bring much to what
they read, especially, I suspect poets & poetry readers...
Doug
Douglas Barbour
Department of English
University of Alberta
Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2E5
(h) [780] 436 3320 (b) [780] 492 0521
http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/dbhome.htm
the way of what fell
the lies
like the petals
falling drop
delicately
Phyllis Webb
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