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Monday, December 19, 2022

Poetry as Proof

I'm reading an old book from China, called Journey to the West. There are a number of poems used throughout the saga.

There's a phrase they've used several times, which always makes me scratch my head. Though it may just be a translation thing. Sometimes when they're talking about a certain event, they'll lead up to a piece of poetry by saying, "here's a poem that proves it." As though writing a poem about something is proof that it happened. And no one can provide false evidence. 

Or maybe it's a statement about the power of a poem? I'm not sure. I'd need a literature scholar to explain that one to me!

 


Another batch of photos!

Lioness


Snow leopard



Red Panda (he likes to play with his tail)

Meerkat


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