{"id":30315,"date":"2018-07-11T10:12:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T14:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=30315"},"modified":"2018-07-11T10:12:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T14:12:32","slug":"two-ways-of-looking-at-a-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2018\/07\/two-ways-of-looking-at-a-poem.html","title":{"rendered":"Two Ways of Looking at a Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><font color=#FFFFFF>No shore receives them. \/ All the portents dog their ride. \/ Their bodies sink in rough seas. <\/font><\/center><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_30318\" style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-recto-bordered.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30318\" data-attachment-id=\"30318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2018\/07\/two-ways-of-looking-at-a-poem.html\/raft-of-the-medusa-recto-bordered\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-recto-bordered.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"426,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;The Raft of the Medusa,&amp;#8217; a painting by Th\u00e9odore G\u00e9ricault [1818-1819]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Oil painting by Th\u00e9odore G\u00e9ricault [1818-1819]&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-recto-bordered-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-recto-bordered.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-recto-bordered.jpg\" alt title=\"&#039;The Raft of the Medusa,&#039; oil painting by Th\u00e9odore G\u00e9ricault [1818-1819]. Poem \u00a9 2018 by Jan Jacob Herman\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-recto-bordered.jpg 426w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-recto-bordered-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><font size=1> Sketch for the oil painting by Th\u00e9odore G\u00e9ricault [1818-1819]<\/font><\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_30319\" style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-verso-bordered.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30319\" data-attachment-id=\"30319\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2018\/07\/two-ways-of-looking-at-a-poem.html\/raft-of-the-medusa-verso-bordered\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-verso-bordered.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"426,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;The Raft of the Medusa,&amp;#8217; poem \u00a9 2018 by Jan Jacob Herman\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cold Turkey Press [2018]&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-verso-bordered-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-verso-bordered.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-verso-bordered.jpg\" alt title=\"Poem 'Raft of the Medusa' \u00a9 2018 by Jan Jacob Herman\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-verso-bordered.jpg 426w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/raft-of-the-medusa-verso-bordered-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cold Turkey Press [2018]<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<center><font color=#FFFFFF>We surf on a gentle tide. \/ The shore awaits us. \/ No portents dog our ride. <\/font><\/center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Stanza-1-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30361\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2018\/07\/two-ways-of-looking-at-a-poem.html\/stanza-1-image\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Stanza-1-image.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"327,226\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Stanza-1-image\" 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