2 thoughts on “Josephine从Flag of Permanent Defeat中选取的一首”
We always celebrate winners. We aspire to become one of them. Yet by announcing the sky as the biggest award, and the world as a loser, the poet reverses the common logic of awarding the winners, pointing to the central theme of the poem, to fly a flag for losers—after all, losers are the norm, the majority, the reality. They equally deserve celebrating, and being awarded.
We always celebrate winners. We aspire to become one of them. Yet by announcing the sky as the biggest award, and the world as a loser, the poet reverses the common logic of awarding the winners, pointing to the central theme of the poem, to fly a flag for losers—after all, losers are the norm, the majority, the reality. They equally deserve celebrating, and being awarded.
A well-worded comment.Thank you so much!