Charif Shanahan — Present Moment
Poetry Unbound
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The Power of Ordinariness
"This poem has a quiet poignancy to it a gentle melancholy," says Sharif. "It's just saying here's a day which in a certain sense might be utterly forgettableNothing surprising happens during the day and he's not trying to make anything surprising happen during the day He's paying attention to ordinariness and I love that mood of the poem therefore there's so many parts of our life that are just ordinary"
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