Constantly Risking Absurdity
Constantly Risking Absurdity is a very intricate poem written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti about the way a poet feels when publishing his work. When first reading this poem, one can be confused, but upon further examination one can see that this is a very deep poem. The title of this poem has a very significant meaning. A poet takes a huge risk when publishing his work because the reader has the choice of liking or disliking his work. The “death” in line two refers to the disapproval of the poem by the reader and the “beauty” in line twenty-five refers to the approval of the poem by the reader.