Muldoon, Paul : Sonogram

Literature Annotations

Genre	Poem
Keywords	Childbirth, Father-Daughter Relationship, Parenthood, Pregnancy
Summary	This is the first of three poems (all annotated in this database) chronicling events that culminate in the arrival of the poet's new daughter. The second, Footling, relates her in utero reluctance to sally forth; the last, The Birth, is a verbal Fourth of July celebrating the birth of Dorothy Aoife Korelitz Muldoon. "Sonogram" is a three-stanza, eight-line image of the sonogram and the images it suggests. It reminds one of Pound's famous Metro poem for its sheer economy and pictorial power.
Source	The Annals of Chile
Publisher	Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Edition	1994
Place Published	New York
Annotated by	Ratzan, Richard M.
Date of Entry	05/11/95