"It's all song, all singing, the body's seat / and number, the mind's pleats, time's hem."
— Lee, Li-Young (b .1957)
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Date
April 24, 2011
Metaphor
"It's all song, all singing, the body's seat / and number, the mind's pleats, time's hem."
Metaphor in Context
Singing builds a throne
for hearing, sets up a swing
between our one night and our day.
It's all song, all singing, the body's seat
and number, the mind's pleats, time's hem.
(p. WK 10)
for hearing, sets up a swing
between our one night and our day.
It's all song, all singing, the body's seat
and number, the mind's pleats, time's hem.
(p. WK 10)
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Reading
Citation
Li-Young Lee, "The Word from his Song" New York Times April 24, 2011. <Link to NYTimes.org
Date of Entry
04/24/2011
