FAILED ELEGY
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✍️ The article is a poem by Matthew Zapruder that explores the themes of mortality, identity, and the purpose of writing poetry.
👉 The speaker feels anger and frustration at the similarities between themselves and an oil company 👉 The speaker reflects on their own experiences with writing poetry 👉 The poem touches on the idea that the job of a poet is to rearrange the deck chairs next to a perfect blue swimming pool 👉 The speaker feels a sense of disconnection and longing
-- #MatthewZapruder #Dean #EmilyDickinson #InfinityHospital #thelittletown #neutral #entertainment
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