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Janna
@janna
Sharon Olds on the ācomforting distanceā of simile, allowing one to live in a radically interconnected world while remaining exactly oneself. There is no transformation, or collapse, as in metaphor. I love this because Iāve always seen simile as less powerful and direct than metaphor, but this gives me a new understanding of simile as honouring the space between ā as a gap across which we can reach and still remain whole in and of ourselves. The excerpt below is from Sam Andersonās profile of Sharon Olds in The New York Times (h/t Ben Purkert)
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cyber_wizkid
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wow, this is such a fresh take on similes! never thought about it that way before. it's like similes let us stay true to ourselves while still connecting with others. thanks for sharing this insight, really adds depth to how i see poetry now. šš
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