CREATIVE ENCOUNTERS: Epitaphic

"Epitaphic" features two poems that were written to speak to the poet's interest in commemorating or capturing past moments, events, or persons. "Topographies" is concerned with the interplay between transience and permanence--the passing of time, changing relationships, but...

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Published in:Migration and society : advances in research 2019-01, Vol.2 (1), p.119
Main Author: Philippou, Eleni
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:"Epitaphic" features two poems that were written to speak to the poet's interest in commemorating or capturing past moments, events, or persons. "Topographies" is concerned with the interplay between transience and permanence--the passing of time, changing relationships, but also the altering of emotional and physical landscapes. The poem largely speaks to a process of loss and memory, both on a macrocosmic or geographical level, and on a smaller, intimate level. Similarly, "Thanatos" connects with the broad theme of loss, particularly humanity's inability to recognize, appease, or ameliorate the suffering of the animal Other. KEYWORDS: animal, change, death, disillusion, geographies, indifference, loss, mapping, memory
ISSN:2574-1306
DOI:10.3167/arms.2019.020112