Showing posts with label Kelly Cherry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kelly Cherry. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Learning to Live with Stone (Kelly Cherry)

Learning to Live with Stone by Kelly Cherry.


It's not the most surprising poem. I mean, the image of stone (rigid, unfeeling, immobile, tough) is, honestly, cliche. But I like how you also get a story of 'us' as she talks about stone and how she can perhaps get past the breakup (or whatever unhappiness 'us' is going through).

She starts by seeing stone everywhere - in the landscape, in the relationship, but then sees the many ways around it - how the stones of her relationship can be useful as a stepping stone or as a block of stone to carve - as the raw material of creativity (like what was needed to write this poem).

Favorite line: "Stony face, stony heart"