tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443331.post5873131429215752405..comments2024-01-02T02:46:52.555-05:00Comments on Noctuary: a record of what passes in the night: Poem: "Self-Portrait at Twenty Years" by Roberto BolaƱoReginald Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01318624469970165605noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443331.post-7675749852511660212008-05-12T21:55:00.000-04:002008-05-12T21:55:00.000-04:00Can someone please offer their explication/underst...Can someone please offer their explication/understanding of this poem? Thank you.J. Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06482206964490522590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443331.post-66037981607080753022007-12-16T14:38:00.000-05:002007-12-16T14:38:00.000-05:00Deeply insightful poem.Deeply insightful poem.WhozHehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15651969021075559014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443331.post-46745347398024882682007-12-14T16:50:00.000-05:002007-12-14T16:50:00.000-05:00I felt the same way too! It really spoke to me (I ...I felt the same way too! It really spoke to me (I feel that quite often with Latin American works...I was probably Latino/Hispanic in a former life!) And there's something about that repeated "I set off," as if he had to 'start out' over and over again....very moving.Reginald Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318624469970165605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443331.post-62840654339530713642007-12-14T13:36:00.000-05:002007-12-14T13:36:00.000-05:00This poem hit a home run for me. It hit close to ...This poem hit a home run for me. It hit close to home period!BronzeBuckaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536210616142873792noreply@blogger.com