Monday, October 27, 2008
Guillen's "Bars" (10/27/08)
Bars and taverns are found throughout the world, but what the writer enjoys are the ones that are close to the sea. It is a place for him to relax, have a drink and engage in idle talk with whom ever is there. I think that he enjoys the simplicity of the bars he goes to. Maybe these bars are filled with fishermen or men who work on boats. He can talk with them with no complications, no ties, and no conflict. These bars seem to be a form of relaxation for him. What I feel he also writes is that these bars or taverns are very much the same throughout the world.
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I think that you're right, but I'd like to see some references to the text. What does he say that makes us think this? Are there any particular words, techniques, forms that he uses to further this message. In short, how does this poem differ from simply saying: "I like bars by the sea." (which is not a poem)?
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