Moon Poem / Discussion

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carolynn w 28 Oct 2023 16:37

Gillian Welch, "April the 14th Part 1"

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XVIII The Moon: Pale aggregate of all our longing.

Usually in my own readings it represents hidden places, unknown depths of the self, dissociation, distances and laws collapsing, dream logic, fear. I don't have many phobias, but selenophobia is one, and these poems track my fear of the moon from start to finish.

Huge huge thanks to daviiid for creating the gorgeous card artwork and also providing support and criticism as I created this unwieldy thing. Thanks also to…

• Stygian Blue
• Lemonsense
• Tyumen
• Doctor Cimmerian

… for providing criticism over the past couple weeks.

find more of my poems here!

Last edited on 14 Jan 2024 14:50 by carolynn w Show more

Rounderhouse 28 Oct 2023 21:16

God, this is good. Incredibly understated and less overt than a lot of poetry — the meaning isn’t presented, you ask the reader to put in the work necessary to understand it because they get out of it what they put in. Really, really good.

Maxyfran73 02 Nov 2023 23:11

An odd one, and I'm not one to enjoy these type of pieces much, but I really like the energy it emits. Love that it's a collection of several poems, all connected through the moon thematics, while also connecting internally as a story (At least that's my understanding of it.) The differing styles really add to the atmosphere you create, and the writing itself is really.

All in all, it's just a beautiful poem, yeah. +1