The Dragonfly by Louise Bogan

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Louise Bogan reads her poem in this montage by Josep Porcar for the Catalan website Blocs de Lletres. Porcar took the footage from another film on Vimeo: Mary, written and directed by Mel Eslyn. For the text of the poem, see here.

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    Steven Hartung 13 November, 2023

    A beautiful but misinterpreted vision of Bogan’s poem—the dragonfly understands its short life, honoring its pain it chooses to remain in its natural lifespan until the grasses flatten.

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