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Poet: Ezra Pound
Poem: The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter
Comment 15 of 15, added on February 10th, 2008 at 12:13 PM.
this is a exclusive poem regarding the absence of one's lover. how vulnerable a lover can be during the mature period. this poem also shows that if we can't receive the authentic love in a proper time, repentence is obvious. how a lover misses her lover is also illustrated here.
Shohag khan khulna from Bangladesh
Comment 14 of 15, added on June 5th, 2007 at 10:26 AM.
Most of the readers say this poem is translated from the Chinses poet Li Po's ( Bai in Pinyin) work. Yes, there is something close to the story, actually, Pound rewrote the story only. He had driven Li Bai away in his " translation" if it is persistedly called. the line like " they hurt me, i grew older" does not convey what Li Bai expressed. They stands for the "couple yellow butterflies" flying in the beautiful garden. Their loving dancing and one follows the other reminds the speaker of her husband who has departed for business far away. Observing the butterflies and thinking of her own condition hurts her feeling, evoke her missing her beloved. "I grew older" literally means one's aged or becomes a senior. Here in Li Bai's poem, the speaker hates that "time flies". thou it is not so long for their departing, she suffers day and night from thinking her husband. not "my Lord" as Pound's. it is worrying and missing and thinking and loving that makes her seemingly "old".
willie from China
Comment 13 of 15, added on June 3rd, 2007 at 9:46 PM.
I just enjoyed teaching this poem in my literature class here in the school. this poem is full of emotions, and a great way to teach imagery. we had a great class analysis, and kids were eager to share their interpretations with each other.
Wilson Cardoza from Ecuador
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this is a exclusive poem regarding the absence of one's lover. how vulnerable a lover can be during the mature period. this poem also shows that if we can't receive the authentic love in a proper time, repentence is obvious. how a lover misses her lover is also illustrated here.
Shohag khan khulna from Bangladesh