Comments on: “The Afterlife: In the Summer House” by Susanna Mishler http://www.rattle.com/poetry/2008/08/the-afterlife-in-the-summer-house-by-susanna-mishler/ Poetry for Everyone. Tue, 22 May 2012 20:06:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Anoth R. Poet http://www.rattle.com/poetry/2008/08/the-afterlife-in-the-summer-house-by-susanna-mishler/#comment-846 Anoth R. Poet Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:10:13 +0000 http://www.rattle.com/blog/?p=47#comment-846 I liked this poem. When I read it, the word that came to mind was "dispersal." I felt after reading this poem, I had a whole new appreciation for the word "dispersal." And it's not even in the poem itself. Anybody ever read a poem like that? In which a familiar word, one word that's not even in the poem, all of a sudden appears to you in a new light. I liked this poem. When I read it, the word that came to mind was “dispersal.” I felt after reading this poem, I had a whole new appreciation for the word “dispersal.” And it’s not even in the poem itself.

Anybody ever read a poem like that? In which a familiar word, one word that’s not even in the poem, all of a sudden appears to you in a new light.

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