tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post8208687911030149014..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Blues Tanka by Tzod Earf Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-1317370448242057442014-05-16T14:24:28.990-04:002014-05-16T14:24:28.990-04:00This sociopolitically conscious poem is dialectica...This sociopolitically conscious poem is dialectically framed ("a bird/watched by society" ... "the blues/I sing") by the bird simile that embodies the symbol of free expression in an Orwellian society. <br /><br />The effective use of the blues adds cultural significance and historical depth to the poem.<br /><br />(For more info. about the blues as social protest, see "The Routledge History of Social Protest in Popular Music," edited by Jonathan C. Friedman)<br /><br /><br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com