passed out drunk
a father sleeps on the couch
his daughter's doll crushed
Spot
Jack Galmitz
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
一位父親醉倒不省人事
睡在沙發上
他女兒的娃娃被壓碎
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
一位父亲醉倒不省人事
睡在沙发上
他女儿的娃娃被压碎
Bio Sketch
Jack Galmitz was born in NYC in 1951. He received a Ph.D in English from the University of Buffalo. He is an Associate of the Haiku Foundation and Contributing Editor at Roadrunner Journal. His most recent books are Views (Cyberwit.net,2012), a genre study of minimalist poetry, and Letters (Lulu Press, 2012), a book of poetry. He lives in New York with his wife and stepson.
In Ls 1&2, Jack gives a vivid character portrayal while the connovatively rich image of L3 defines a father-daughter relationship.
ReplyDeleteRead the context of the doll culture, his use of synecdoche is psychologically effective.