I Dreamed That in a City Dark as Paris (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Louis Simpson
- First Published: 1959
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
The Poem
In Louis Simpson’s “I Dreamed That in a City Dark as Paris,” the speaker imagines himself a soldier in Paris during World War I witnessing the bombardment of the city and reflecting upon his relationship to his imaginary soldier, with whom he ultimately feels a shared identity. The poem unfolds as though the reader is viewing a drama filled with the colorful flash of cannons and airplanes buzzing overhead. The speaker describes the scene in details that convey his solitary condition—“I stood alone in a deserted square,” he says—and his emotions are...
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