Strange Type
I wrote “in the dark cavern of our birth.”
The printer had it tavern, which seems better.
But herein lies the subject of our mirth,
Since on the next page death appears as dearth.
So it may be that God’s word was distraction,
Which to our strange type appears destruction,
Which is bitter.
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I wrote “in the dark cavern of our birth.”
The printer had it tavern, which seems better.
But herein lies the subject of our mirth,
Since on the next page death appears as dearth.
So it may be that God’s word was distraction,
Which to our strange type appears destruction,
Which is bitter.
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Hello Friends,
“Strange Type” appears in The Poems of Malcolm Lowry (1962).
Writers aren’t known for loving typos. But every once and awhile, a typo comes along that is accidentally poetic. Some of my other favorite poems about typos include “Letter” by Natasha Trethewey, “The Kiss” by Stephen Dunn, and “The Impotence of Proofreading” by Taylor Mali.
I hope you’re enjoying poetry month!
Cheers,
Ællen
“Strange Type” appears in The Poems of Malcolm Lowry (1962).
Writers aren’t known for loving typos. But every once and awhile, a typo comes along that is accidentally poetic. Some of my other favorite poems about typos include “Letter” by Natasha Trethewey, “The Kiss” by Stephen Dunn, and “The Impotence of Proofreading” by Taylor Mali.
I hope you’re enjoying poetry month!
Cheers,
Ællen