To Create Matter Poem by Douglas Scotney
To Create Matter
In large bold
atop page 94,
askesis,
a word I often see
as I flick through
my diction'ry.
It was 'exercise' before
but now ain't;
is more;
is of exercise
now just the part
that's self-restraint.
Friday, January 13, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: language,self control
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
meant 'exercise' in old Greece.
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