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Analysis and comments on The Forgotten Dialect Of The Heart by Jack Gilbert

Comment 2 of 2, added on April 7th, 2007 at 2:51 AM.

the last line shines for me, the rest of it seems like a clunky attempt at
egghead humor, and

uh

it fails.

ea
Comment 1 of 2, added on April 6th, 2007 at 11:57 PM.

Jack Gilbert wrote:

"My joy is the same as twelve
Ethiopian goats standing silent in the morning light."

This line brings joy to me.




Duncan from United States



Information about The Forgotten Dialect Of The Heart

Poet: Jack Gilbert
Poem: The Forgotten Dialect Of The Heart
Volume: Great Fires
Year: 1999
Added: Feb 21 2003
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