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Tag: reader-writer relationship

A poem

Published on 19/07/2025 by Maciej ModzelewskiLeave a comment

Of the manners unbecoming a reader,
few could be more malapert
than asking a poet what he meant—
for a poem is not a bearer of revealed truths
but a Rorschach inkblot.


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Categories English poetry, poetry•Tags ambiguity, authorial intent, interpretation, literary theory, meaning-making, meta-poetry, poem, projection, reader-writer relationship, Rorschach test, subjectivity
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