Title: Words With Wings
Author: Nikki Grimes
Date: Wordsong; 2013
Main Character: Gabriella/Gabby
I am always amazed at how books I read one after the other share similar themes, plots or characters.
On the first leg of my trip to Amarillo, TX last week, I decided it was time to dive into Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard. Bachelard (1884-1962) was a European philosopher whose research was devoted to the domain of intimacy. I’ve only completed the first chapter of the book so far, but in this chapter he describes our relationship to houses both in dreams and daydreams and how the presence of a house in daydreams, literature or poetry through our intimate connection with them, provides a sense of protection. While dreams have been studied, daydreams are more difficult to capture and analyze but Gaston says still of significance.
“Poetry comes naturally from a daydream”.
He describes daydreams…
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