Gestalt at Sixty (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: May Sarton
- First Published: 1972
- Type of Work: Poem
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, Nature, Religion, Creative process, Life and death, Mortality, Aging, Birthdays
“Gestalt at Sixty,” a poem in May Sarton's A Durable Fire (1972), repeats many of the themes found in her earlier poems, journals, and novels. The poet reviews her ten years of living in Nelson, New Hampshire, celebrates her sixtieth birthday, and explores the fabric of her life and the significance of her experiences. The gestalt of the title refers to the wholeness or totality of life experiences. In Gestalt psychology, the overall meaning of one's experience is greater than the sum of its parts (individual experiences, events, interactions). Thus, when Sarton analyzes her...
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