Li Young Lee Response

After reading some of Li-Young Lee's poetry, the relationship between himself and his father appears everywhere. I almost seems that every poem is an anecdote , if only for a moment, about his father. Through Lee's use of language and the musicality of his words the anecdotal becomes poetic. His rhythm and pacing establish his musicality quite clearly. Even on the page it is clear by his unique use of punctuation how the Lee intended the poem to be read. But his language is poetic beyond the musicality of the verse for the imagery is poetic as well. The metaphor within the imagery as well is poetic. For instance
"Wrens are small, plain birds,
yarn is what one knits with.
Wrens are soft as yarn.
My Mother makes birds out of yarn.
I loved to watch her tie the stuff;
a bird, a rabbit, a wee man"
The way Lee presents the imagery and what it means in relation to the poem as a whole defines the poetic nature of Lee's poetry.