Yonder, a Rental.
This poem was a bit of an interesting poem. My view on the poem was actually prostitution, or perhaps just sex. Take the title, at first glance it might just be a title, but read the poem, and if you take the view of this being a poem on a sexual encounter, the title fits in. let me explain. The author writes, " It's all of nada as noon-nights empanada/ discloses her pretty quarter, the priests collar/ hung high on the hook of evening's fluent/ wall". I believe that this line is the introduction to a prostitute, the author writes "her pretty quarter", perhaps this is referring to a women's genitals. The author also gives mention to a priest, now this is where the impression of a prostitute makes sense, because priests are not meant to have sex, which means that this sexual encounter is a 'dirty' encounter which could be interpreted as a prostitution encounter. However my thoughts on this poem don't just extend to the idea that this poem is about a sexual encounter, I also believe that this poem might just be a memory, not happening in the moment. The author writes, "It's fine to be sentimental". Perhaps this poem is describing a memory, and the person who's memory it is might just be holding on to it for whatever reason, perhaps it was a first time, or perhaps the person fell in love. Regardless of what it might be, these are my thoughts on the poem.
Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 102 class. The purpose of this site is two-fold: 1) to continue the conversations we start in class (or to start conversations before we get to class) and 2) to practice our writing, reading, and thinking on a weekly basis in an informal setting.
Very interesting reading. I thought of "moon-night's empanada // discloses her pretty quarter" as a full moon, a bright coin in the sky. But your interpretation sent me back to the poem.
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