a heron hides
its legs in the shallow pond
I wonder
can a woman lose herself
in the digital sea
Gusts, 18, Fall/Winter 2013
Carol Purington
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
蒼鷺隱藏
它的腿在淺水塘
我想知道
女人會迷失
在數位大海裡嗎？
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
苍鹭隐藏
它的腿在浅水塘
我想知道
女人会迷失
在数位大海里吗？
Bio Sketch
Carol
Purington belongs to a farm family whose routines are shaped by
seasonal context, and her tanka, both their natural imagery and their
emotional shadings, emerge from this lifelong grounding. Faces I Might Wear is her newest collection.
The comparison between the two parts of the poem is emotionally effective, and the rhetorical question raised in Ls 4&5 enhances the comparison and sparks the reader's reflection on the relationship between humans and technology.
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