tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post2383869696377765895..comments2024-03-27T11:10:57.384-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Pastrami Sandwich Tanka by Eric A. LohmanChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-19494648015985260532017-01-07T09:22:56.233-05:002017-01-07T09:22:56.233-05:00Structurally and thematically speaking, the poem i...Structurally and thematically speaking, the poem is framed by these symbolically contrasting phrases, "old woman" and "pastrami sandwich" (the classic New York Jewish deli becoming a symbol of carnal desire/the ethos of excess), and the multivalent central line/word, "invisible," says something loudly about the people around the old woman/the society the old woman lives in.<br /><br />A well-crafted tanka written in an objective,understated tone. Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com