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Comment 1 of 18, added on November 2nd, 2005 at 6:05 PM.

I view this poem in a way in which it could be either Bogan speaking about
herself or about another individual, perhaps one of her husbands. She never
specifically says who this "man alone" is. The last stanza is particularly
inisightful because the rhyme scheme continues, however it is only in the
eye rhyme form which coincides with "infatuate eye." However, there is
indeed nothing there, just as there are "strangers" in her arms. Bogan is
saying that this individual, whether herself or someone else, is alone
becasue they do not know who they are and it is impossible to know others
if you can not identify oneself first. The last two lines demonstrate this
well; "Strangers lie in your arms/ As I lie now."

Tara from United States

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Poet: Louise Bogan
Poem: Man Alone
Added: Feb 20 2003
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