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Rae Armantrout Reads Dorothea Lasky

2024/11/27
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Rae Armantrout: 我选择朗读多萝西娅·拉斯基的《母亲》是因为它看似简单，却融合了日常生活、童话和悲伤的元素，这使它成为一个独特的寻母故事。诗歌中重复和倍增的运用营造出迷失和梦境般的氛围，如同一个迷宫或咒语。它可以被解读为一种渴望母亲的急切的信件、请求甚至祈祷，指向母性、大地母亲或更广义的所爱之人。诗歌结尾的等待，可以理解为一种对天堂失落和重归的隐喻，其中包含了对生死等宏大主题的暗示。“toying”一词的双重含义以及语气上的转变，使得诗歌既神秘又愉悦。诗歌中一些不寻常的词语和略微偏离叙述的表达方式，提醒读者这是一首诗歌，而非一个标准的英雄故事。诗歌中表达的悲伤是具体的，但也触动了读者的共鸣，这部分归功于诗歌的节奏和韵律。诗歌通过简洁的语言和意象，将读者带入诗歌的情境中，并产生一种向前推进的压力。这首诗歌可以被看作一首关于母爱的诗歌，它展现了代代相传的母爱以及对母亲的永恒追寻。“等待”和“寻找”的并存，暗示了主人公在寻找母亲的过程中，完成了自我发现。 Kevin Young: (此处应补充Kevin Young的观点，由于访谈中Kevin Young主要以提问和引导为主，缺乏对诗歌的完整解读，因此此处无法补充完整观点。可以根据访谈内容补充Kevin Young对诗歌的理解和看法，例如他对诗歌中隐喻、意象、主题的理解，以及对Rae Armantrout解读的回应等。)

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Rae Armantrout and Kevin Young discuss Dorothea Lasky's poem "Mother," exploring its blend of everyday life, myth, and grief. They analyze the poem's pluralistic imagery, repetitive language, and ambiguous "they" figure, interpreting its themes of motherhood, loss, and the cyclical nature of life and death.
  • Analysis of Lasky's "Mother" poem focusing on its blend of mundane and mythical elements.
  • Interpretation of the poem's ambiguous 'they' and its role in creating a sense of mystery and loss.
  • Discussion of the poem's use of repetition and pluralistic imagery to evoke a sense of being lost and overwhelmed.
  • Exploration of the poem's themes of motherhood, grief, and the cyclical nature of life and death.

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Rae Armantrout joins Kevin Young to read “Mother,)” by Dorothea Lasky, and her own poem “Finally).” Armantrout’s many books include “Go Figure),” “Finalists),” “Conjure),” and “Wobble).” Her collection “Versed)” won a National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

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