Chocolates | Simpson's Poems on the Art of Poetry
In the following essay, Semansky
considers “Chocolates” in relation to
Simpson’s poems on the art of poetry and as an example
of narrative poetry.
Much of the poetry written in the latter half of
the twentieth century has been lyric poetry. Lyric
poetry, by its very definition, is short and focuses
on the subjective thoughts and emotions of the
speaker. For lyric poetry, the “I” is at the center of
the universe, and the imagination helps to shape the
speaker’s thoughts and emotion. Louis Simpson’s
poetry, especially the poetry written in the latter
part of his career, has aimed at bringing poetry back
to its narrative, or storytelling roots. His poetry tells
stories about other people, not himself. “Chocolates”
is one such...
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