
Charles Simic Reads Sharon Olds
The New Yorker: Poetry
Reflecting on Mother's Connection to the Ocean in Poetry
The chapter explores the profound emotions and connections reflected in Sharon Olds' poem 'her birthday', focusing on the speaker's feelings of loss and longing for their mother, and the imagery of nature evoking the continuity of life.
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