BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Poetry@lemmy.world · 10 months agoI'm middling on Bukowski but this is very good, The Laughing Heart.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
arrow-up142arrow-down1imageI'm middling on Bukowski but this is very good, The Laughing Heart.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Poetry@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareAnony Mooselinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoI was curious about the use of that word. Does it mean “wet and smelly dark place” in this instance?
minus-squarefeedum_sneedson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoIt adds a poetic flourish to an image of submission in a diminished and defeated context, like Gollum in his cave in The Hobbit. Somehow wretched and haunted.
I was curious about the use of that word. Does it mean “wet and smelly dark place” in this instance?
It adds a poetic flourish to an image of submission in a diminished and defeated context, like Gollum in his cave in The Hobbit. Somehow wretched and haunted.