Revise a few poems in Elegies

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-how
-does
-one
-describe
-a
-poem
-a
-genre
-is
-a
-set
-of
-creative
-outputs
-that
-fit
-a
-given
-set
-of
-criteria
-genres
-are
-useful
-as
-a
-sort
-of
-shorthand
-when
-describing
-a
-thing
-of
-art
-instead
-of
-noting
-for
-example
-all
-of
-the
-objects
-depicted
-in
-a
-still-life
-that
-are
-not
-people
-or
-land-features
-we
-call
-it
-a
-still-life
-and
-get
-on
-to
-describing
-how
-the
-objects
-interrelate
-to
-each
-other
-on
-the
-canvas
-if
-you
-ask
-me
-what
-kind
-of
-painting
-i'm
-working
-on
-and
-i
-say
-a
-still-life
-you
-have
-an
-expectation
-of
-certain
-elements
-the
-painting
-will
-contain
-if
-you
-happen
-to
-be
-an
-agent
-and
-try
-to
-sell
-the
-painting
-later
-you'll
-say
-to
-your
-prospective
-buyers
-it
-is
-a
-still-life
-and
-whether
-the
-buyer
-is
-over
-the
-phone
-or
-standing
-in
-the
-gallery
-they'll
-know
-whether
-they'll
-like
-it
-or
-not
-based
-on
-whether
-they
-like
-still-lifes
-in
-the
-same
-way
-they
-can
-call
-you
-up
-and
-ask
-if
-you
-have
-any
-still-lifes
-for
-sale
-right
-now
-and
-get
-a
-simple
-yes-or-no
-answer
-for
-it
-this
-is
-the
-first
-kind
-of
-genre
-and
-it
-applies
-well
-within
-separate
-types
-of
-fundamentally-different
-media
-such
-as
-painting
-sculpture
-film
-or
-the
-written
-word
-a
-poem
-obviously
-is
-in
-this
-last
-category
-and
-for
-some
-reason
-its
-designation
-is
-hairier
-than
-others
-people
-refer
-to
-all
-sorts
-of
-art
-or
-even
-dispassionate
-events
-as
-poetry
-dancing
-is
-called
-poetry
-in
-motion
-for
-example
-i
-think
-the
-confusion
-is
-caused
-in
-part
-by
-the
-nature
-of
-writing
-as
-a
-medium
-namely
-in
-that
-it
-captures
-thoughts
-more
-clearly
-and
-communicably
-than
-other
-art
-forms
-while
-a
-picture
-can
-be
-worth
-a
-thousand
-words
-as
-the
-old
-clich
-goes
-when
-those
-words
-are
-actually
-written
-out
-they
-can
-contain
-shades
-of
-meaning
-impossible
-to
-capture
-in
-the
-picture
-itself
-at
-least
-as
-quickly
-as
-they
-can
-be
-absorbed
-in
-writing
-it
-seems
-as
-though
-writing
-is
-akin
-to
-the
-fundamental
-nature
-of
-thought
-or
-at
-least
-of
-spoken
-language
-which
-our
-thought
-is
-steeped
-in
-so
-we
-know
-what
-writing
-is
-what
-is
-a
-poem
-especially
-in
-a
-world
-with
-such
-forms
-as
-prose
-poetry
-flash
-fiction
-short-shorts
-lyrical
-essays
-lyrical
-ballads
-et
-cetera
-what
-makes
-a
-poem
-a
-poem
-i
-read
-an
-essay
-once
-that
-lamented
-the
-unidimensionality
-of
-writing
-it
-posited
-that
-prose
-is
-really
-just
-a
-long
-wrapped
-line
-of
-text
-that's
-bound
-by
-time
-when
-you
-read
-a
-novel
-for
-example
-you
-really
-must
-start
-at
-the
-beginning
-and
-read
-through
-to
-the
-end
-in
-order
-some
-newer
-forms
-of
-fiction
-are
-changing
-this
-such
-as
-the
-choose-your-own-adventure
-genre
-in
-the
-1970s
-and
-80s
-or
-hyperfiction
-found
-online
-which
-raises
-the
-question
-for
-me
-if
-these
-newer
-forms
-could
-be
-considered
-on
-some
-level
-to
-be
-poetry
-this
-is
-because
-poetry
-has
-more
-than
-one
-dimension
-due
-to
-its
-linear
-nature
-those
-line
-breaks
-are
-intentional
-and
-the
-poem
-ca
-not
-just
-fit
-into
-any-sized
-book
-or
-web
-page
-if
-prose
-is
-a
-liquid
-filling
-any
-container
-it
-is
-placed
-in
-with
-a
-constant
-volume
-poetry
-is
-more
-like
-a
-crystallized
-form
-of
-prose
-or
-to
-put
-it
-another
-way
-poetry
-has
-between
-one
-and
-two
-dimensions
-i
-would
-not
-say
-that
-poetry
-has
-fully
-two
-dimensions
-except
-for
-some
-of
-the
-more
-conceptually
-visual
-stuff
-that
-i'd
-call
-a
-word-picture
-anyway
-because
-from
-line
-to
-line
-that
-unidimensionality
-of
-prose
-remains
-poetry
-has
-a
-higher
-dimensionality
-than
-prose
-though
-because
-it
-is
-crystallized
-there
-on
-the
-page
-this
-fractal-dimensionality
-of
-poetry
-has
-interesting
-side
-effects
-on
-the
-genre
-itself
-for
-one
-thing
-poetry
-is
-not
-as
-bound
-by
-time
-as
-prose
-is
-it
-can
-as
-marianne
-boruch
-writes
-resist
-narrative
-sequence
-or
-the
-forward
-press
-of
-time
-itself
-due
-to
-its
-repetitions
-and
-diversions
-which
-are
-in
-turn
-made
-possible
-or
-more
-apparent
-by
-its
-line
-breaks
-it
-is
-able
-to
-meditate
-on
-a
-subject
-or
-expand
-on
-it
-lyrically
-exploring
-the
-emotions
-connected
-with
-the
-images
-in
-the
-poem
-or
-the
-connections
-between
-images
-through
-repitition
-of
-sounds
-the
-poem
-builds
-meaning
-through
-resonance
-and
-rhyming
-something
-that's
-harder
-to
-do
-in
-prose
-take
-for
-example
-the
-first
-lines
-of
-the
-love
-song
-of
-j
-alfred
-prufrock
-let
-us
-go
-then
-you
-and
-i
-when
-the
-evening
-is
-spread
-out
-against
-the
-sky
-like
-a
-patient
-etherized
-upon
-a
-table
-let
-us
-go
-through
-certain
-half-deserted
-streets
-the
-muttering
-retreats
-of
-restless
-nights
-in
-one-night
-cheap
-hotels
-and
-sawdust
-restaurants
-with
-oyster-shells
-streets
-that
-follow
-like
-a
-tedious
-argument
-of
-insidious
-intent
-to
-lead
-you
-to
-an
-overwhelming
-question
-oh
-do
-not
-ask
-what
-is
-it
-let
-us
-go
-and
-make
-our
-visit
-and
-here
-it
-is
-again
-without
-line
-breaks
-let
-us
-go
-then
-you
-and
-i
-when
-the
-evening
-is
-spread
-out
-against
-the
-sky
-like
-a
-patient
-etherized
-upon
-a
-table
-let
-us
-go
-through
-certain
-half-deserted
-streets
-the
-muttering
-retreats
-of
-restless
-nights
-in
-one-night
-cheap
-hotels
-and
-sawdust
-restaurants
-with
-oyster-shells
-streets
-that
-follow
-like
-a
-tedious
-argument
-of
-insidious
-intent
-to
-lead
-you
-to
-an
-overwhelming
-question
-oh
-do
-not
-ask
-what
-is
-it
-let
-us
-go
-and
-make
-our
-visit
-the
-end-rhymes
-that
-do
-so
-much
-for
-the
-sound
-of
-the
-poem
-are
-gone
-and
-so
-part
-of
-the
-meaning
-of
-the
-poem
-its
-obsessive
-self-consciousness
-its
-paranoia
-are
-gone
-as
-well
-additionally
-line
-breaks
-act
-as
-punctuation
-in
-the
-entirety
-of
-this
-fragment
-without
-them
-the
-meaning
-becomes
-obscured
-in
-the
-long
-first
-sentence
-of
-the
-poem
-perhaps
-due
-to
-this
-dwelling
-on
-scene
-or
-on
-all
-aspects
-of
-a
-single
-scene
-at
-one
-time
-poetry
-tends
-to
-be
-heavy
-on
-images
-or
-lyrical
-i
-think
-this
-is
-what's
-generally
-meant
-when
-someone
-describes
-a
-dance
-as
-poetic
-or
-a
-story
-or
-anything
-else
-i
-think
-they
-really
-mean
-lyrical
-or
-maybe
-beautiful
-the
-images
-form
-sort
-of
-a
-narrative
-as
-the
-reader
-moves
-through
-them
-as
-cesare
-pavese
-says
-that's
-nevertheless
-different
-than
-a
-traditional
-narrative
-this
-image
-narrative
-jumps
-from
-image
-to
-image
-not
-by
-a
-logical
-progression
-but
-by
-the
-resonances
-between
-the
-images
-that
-run
-underneath
-them
-on
-almost
-a
-subliminal
-plane
-almost
-without
-noticing
-the
-reader
-of
-a
-poem
-is
-taken
-on
-an
-emotional
-journey
-that's
-not
-necessarily
-connected
-to
-the
-images
-of
-the
-poem
-themselves
-poetry
-is
-a
-manipulation
-of
-emotion
-or
-a
-communication
-of
-it
-prose
-has
-the
-space
-the
-time
-to
-describe
-what's
-going
-on
-even
-if
-the
-author
-stands
-by
-the
-old
-adage
-of
-show
-do
-not
-tell
-showing
-in
-prose
-inherently
-involves
-more
-telling
-than
-poetry
-does
-as
-poetry
-communicates
-a
-feeling
-itself
-this
-definition
-may
-be
-broad
-enough
-to
-include
-certain
-dance
-performances
-or
-paintings
-but
-that's
-okay
-i'm
-of
-the
-opinion
-that
-the
-more
-useful
-genre
-distinctions
-are
-those
-which
-describe
-the
-thing
-technically
-verse
-for
-example
-or
-lyrical
-poetry
-is
-almost
-a
-value
-judgement
-and
-that
-makes
-me
-a
-little
-uncomfortable