10-18-2018, 12:25 PM
I see the title is a problem. To the extent that I was thinking of anything there, it was not the modern light meter but the ancient school photometer - a short, non-reflective black or white rod which could be clamped into a lab stand. It could be used to compare cast shadows on a screen (darker, lighter, what color, matching) or the illumination on two sides, or against a background. Qualitatively, for the most part, rather than quantitatively like a light meter.
Then negate that.
Sort of a throw-away, then. The poem could probably do (better?) without it, but then you have "Untitled" at the top, or nothing.
I'm interested in reactions to the body of the poem: who sees what, and whether they then see anything else beyond that initial reaction; apparently the title is a distraction. My bad for not choosing better.
Thanks for your valuable reactions, @ellajam and @billy.
Then negate that.
Sort of a throw-away, then. The poem could probably do (better?) without it, but then you have "Untitled" at the top, or nothing.
I'm interested in reactions to the body of the poem: who sees what, and whether they then see anything else beyond that initial reaction; apparently the title is a distraction. My bad for not choosing better.
Thanks for your valuable reactions, @ellajam and @billy.
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