In “Stored Magic” by Edward Hirsch, he discusses how the poet is encouraged to create work that can transcend time, and transcend distance. Additionally, a poem that can continue on its on even though it was written centuries ago, impresses the readers with its hidden magic, meaning relatable to whoever is reading it. Therefore, when readers read a poem that was written centuries ago, they profoundly complete the poem by bringing their past experience because the poem comforts the readers and teaches them.
There are a few similarities between Edward Hirsch and Robert Pinsky. One of them is that Hirsch states “The poet incited a work that can outdistance time and surmount distance, that can bridge the gulf”. For instance, a poem called “Absolution” by Siegfried Sassoon is a remarkable example of poetry entity that never gets old, no matter if it was written years ago. On the other hand, Pinsky says “poetry can’t create emotion… as immediately and reliably as music, what poetry can do is come out of a person’s somatic physical imagination” this quote shows unlike, music or movies, with poetry a person’s has one’s imagination. When you are listening to music or watching movies, you see someone else’s imagination that was reflected. However, in poetry everyone imagines various things differently and understands the same thing in their own way. Therefore “Absolution” poem is an amazing example of an entity poem which gives you sense of history, where you learn the history without seeing the event. Although, a poem can’t create emotions, it makes you think about what it’s trying to say. Indeed, poetry exists to calm a heart and and gives sense of entity by, passing a story onto next generations.
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