Catherine Barnett Reads Wislawa Szymborska
The New Yorker: Poetry
Tonal Success and Contradictions in Words
The word 'trivia' in a poem conveys irony, comic skepticism, and tenderness by highlighting the significant act of paying attention to details. This word successfully holds together contradictions, giving the reader both the word's meaning and discarding it simultaneously, adding depth to the poem's tonal quality.
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