Fleeing (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Leonie Sachs
- First Published: 1959
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Nature, Jews or Jewish life, Flight, Insects, Butterflies
The Poem
A brief free-verse poem of sixteen lines divided into four stanzas, “Fleeing” was written originally in German. The present progressive form of the title suggests flight as an incessant reality, intensified by the poet’s unblinking scrutiny.
The poem opens with a curious observation, voiced with more wonder than irony. The poet marvels about the “great reception” one encounters “on the way” while fleeing. She reveals herself as immersed in the process, rather than focused on the point either of departure or of arrival.
This reception...
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