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Elisa Gonzalez Reads Czeslaw Milosz

The New Yorker: Poetry

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Finding Stability in Unfamiliar Spaces

The poem was envisioned as a zigzaggy shape to avoid becoming stagnant, inspired by the emphasis on surprise by the poet Louise Gluck. The word 'still' was used as an anchor to introduce doubt and contrast. The idea of being a guest in a space and not feeling at home reflects the discomfort of not belonging, questioning why one cannot belong in certain spaces.

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