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Stephen Burt Reads Liz Waldner

The New Yorker: Poetry

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Exploring 'Sad Verso of the Sunny' by Liz Waldner

An in-depth analysis of Liz Waldner's poem 'Sad Verso of the Sunny' focusing on line endings, emotional resonance, and wordplay, inviting readers to uncover the puzzle within the title and connect it to childhood memories. The chapter also discusses the accessibility of poems with complex elements and the intertwining themes of childhood innocence, mortality, and the joy of wordplay in poetry.

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