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Stuart Dybek

Stuart Dybek. By Nathan Baker. By: Stuart Dybek A man steps out of sunlight , A sunlight that streams like grace , B still gaping at blue sky C staked across the emptiness of space, B into a history where shadows D assume a human face . B

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Stuart Dybek

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  1. Stuart Dybek By Nathan Baker

  2. By: Stuart Dybek A man steps out of sunlight, A sunlight that streams like grace, B still gaping at blue sky C staked across the emptiness of space, B into a history where shadows D assume a human face. B A man slips into silence E hat began as a cry, F still trailing music G although reduced to the sigh F of an accordion H as it folds into its case. B The poem: “Chord”

  3. The literal meaning of this poem is that a man’s trying to walk out into the sunlight from darkness, but he keeps getting sucked back in. Also, the man is trying to find happiness but due to the darkness, he just gets sucked back in. He becomes silence and hears music from and accordion that’s reduced to almost nothing, and finally the accordion goes back into its case. Literal Meaning:

  4. Poet & fiction writer • Polish • Born in 1942 & raised on the South side of Chicago. • His poetry collections include: • Brass Knuckles ( 1979 ) • Streets in their own ink ( 2004 ) The poet:

  5. A man that steps into the sunlight for the first time in a long time, & isn’t going to go back into the darkness. Figurative Meaning:

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