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If it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness, how can one not grieve for one who realizes they are trapped within a body and have no way of getting free?

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Thanks for the introduction to another poet. Sarett had a number of poems published in "Poetry." Most that I read have an element of horror, or perhaps it's tough-mindedness. Some of the hard things that happen to the animals in his poems are done by him, as in "Clipped Wings" (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?volume=38&issue=2&page=6).

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Aug 29Liked by Sally Thomas, Joseph Bottum

I used to live in Minnesota so I am familiar with the loon's call - there is a reason for the rise of the adjective "loony." This guy sounds like he lived a fascinating life. Thanks for sharing!

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Aug 29Liked by Sally Thomas

There is an element of horror in this terse poem. Insanity is not romanticized, not shown as a reasonable response to Nature at night. I like the poem all the more for that.

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