The poem The 1925 revision of Observations (1924) is a fiction. Marianne Moore never met her father, who was locked away before she was born in what was then called an insane asylum. The flower is a fiction. The glass is real. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Like this:Like Loading...
That’s why it’s such a good poem. Thanks.