Poetry begins where language starts: in the shadows and accidents of one personβs life.
Eavan BolandRead
. . . We love fog because it shifts old anomalies into the elements surrounding them. It gives relief from a way of seeing
Interpretation
What this quote means
Fog changes our perspective by altering familiar sights, providing a refreshing view of the world.
In this quote, Eavan Boland expresses the beauty of fog, highlighting how it has the power to transform our perception of the environment. By obscuring familiar landmarks and altering our visibility, fog creates a sense of mystery and encourages us to experience our surroundings anew, leading to a comforting relief from our usual ways of seeing the world.
Themes
FogPerspectiveNatureReliefBeauty
In practice
Example use cases
Sharing the quote during a nature appreciation workshop.
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As far as I was concerned, it was the absence of women in the poetic tradition which allowed women in the poems to be simplified. The voice of a woman poet would, I was sure, have precluded such distortion. It did not exist.
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