I found Kinnell's poem to resemble Snyder's poetry in the way that it takes something technically mundane and transforms it into poetry. At the same time, "Blackberry Eating" has a much more vibrant and attention-grabbing aspect to it than much of Snyder's poetry. But I digress, this isn't about comparing the two poets. This poem does an amazing job of going "full circle." Kinnell connects words with individual berries--two seemingly unrelated things--and proceeds to describe, illustrate, and extrapolate upon their essential connectedness. He even proves that the words he uses to describe berries can be used to accurately and poetically describe words. In the very last line Kinnel even plays with syntax to get us to think about the poetry of this potentially mundane situation.
I wonder if anyone can come up with a way to make the most mundane thing they can think of meaningful and poetic. (I'm kinda stealing the idea from Professor L, but it does fit with this poem!)
Hi heru,
ReplyDeletei thought this poem was nice, but not much to elaberate on. I dont have much to say on this poem except for the fact that the poet used astounding words to describes his love for balckberries. he compares the lovely, and generous words to express his love for blackberries, and describe when he enjoys eating it. This poem was by far different from the rest that ive read so far simply because its not emotional, or depressing, or decieving, but just a poem that expressed love and joy.
Hey, I feel like you needed to go into a deeper analysis with your poem choice. You didn't really eleberate on the inside of the poem and the true meaning. I agree with @Delisam25 for saying it needs more in depth analysis. To me, this poem shows that the author really loves eating blackberries and expresses that with his word choices. Kinnell uses words like "love, ripest, and splurge" to show his love for blackberries. His main attraction to blackberries is the taste. He describes it in full detail and it makes you want to have a blackbery!! In the line " lifting the stalks to my mount, the ripest berries", he shows that the taste for blackberries is what catches him the most! He also describes his physical interest with the blackberries that he picks up. When he says "which i squeeze, squinch open, and splurge well" he is talking just physical here. This poem was filled with rich language which makes you understand just how much he enjoys blackberries.
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