the deeper it seems to plunge into a well where words reflect no light. It admits defeat. And yet, by making deliberate imaginative "mistakes"--like seeing the water as a neighbour who lives in a jar--the speaker surely has presented us with a wonderful replica of her well. She is not Stephen Hawking, but a Martian, sending postcards to the future.from Carol Rumens: The Guardian: Books blog: Poem of the week
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