The Cuban Doctor
By Wallace Stevens
The Cuban Doctor is a very good example of a visual poem. As
I was reading it, the images it described painted some very clear and
imaginative scenes in my head. I always felt Wallace Stevens poems were great
when it came to creating visuals so I’m not surprised that this one, although
short, created such a stunning image. After I read it a couple times I had come
to the assumption that the poem dealt with a man who was experiencing some form
of a dream. I also assumed that the Cuban Doctor is the one who’s doing the
dreaming in this poem and he’s trying to get away from the Indian for some
reason or another. As for the meaning of the poem, if there is any, I haven’t
really a clue. I feel like this is just a really nice visual poem dealing with
dreams.
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