Friday, January 3, 2003

The Fish Comments

Rating: 3.6

I caught a tremendous fish
and held him beside the boat
half out of water, with my hook
fast in a corner of his mouth.
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Elizabeth Bishop
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T. Briggs 30 June 2022

'The Fish' is about both the fisherman and the fish. It speaks to life; its struggles and its beauty.

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Doris Cornago 15 March 2022

I see myself as this fish and someone who freed my tongue as the fisherman. Thank you for the joy of knowing and being myself.myself

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 30 December 2021

A wonderful poem so beautifully crafted embellished with crystalline images.

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Flanos 10 September 2021

Perfectly balanced as all things should be.

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dumb 10 August 2021

dumb

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Canteloupe Matthew 03 December 2020

I love the fish! graceful creature. meatball

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OHfjwpf 17 November 2020

this man why do I have to read this?

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elizabETTHHHH 11 September 2020

THIS IS DUMB WHY AM I HAVIUNG TIO READ THIS UDMB DUMB DUMB FISHHHH

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Masefield.Susan 23 April 2020

4677 Whitney Ct

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ok 08 April 2021

OK

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Spenser.Hebe 17 April 2020

4093 W Dawson Ave

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kk 08 April 2021

KK

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Elizabeth Bishop 24 March 2020

Who wrote this? Who was it! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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gordon ramsey 18 February 2020

this poem is literally about some chick catching a fish and releasing it. tf

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lexie 16 January 2020

lots of detail about the fish.

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mr. meme big boy 10 January 2020

why am i reading this smh -_-

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Maria 05 December 2019

Such vivid explanations are entertaining to read.

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Elizabeth 01 October 2019

What happened to the boat

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damarra 17 September 2019

Its about the life of a fish, the get away of the fish and the victory of getting away it kind of the life as a person that wears theirs losses as a victory to never forget what it takes to be free. Now at the end he knows that it is the end and that's why he didn't fight this time get away

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Tanya 14 September 2019

they did not said what happen to the boat.

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LeAnn 11 September 2019

Its about a fish that got away.

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emily 20 August 2019

this poem was not that great it was about a weird fish

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1234567 17 April 2020

im wid u gurl

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Elizabeth Bishop

Elizabeth Bishop

Worcester, Massachusetts
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