I see that in The Magic Mirror Edward Hirsch is descrobing his childhood, constrained. Perhaps because his parents, having been lovers during WW II, clung to his childhood a little too much, in a controlling, overprotective way, with smothering affection. It is as though through "...the woman looking in the mirror..." while being looked upon--this is the theme of the painting and of the poem as well. It feels as though a Presence is constant and annoying, as though privacy is an illusion. It is upon the experience of responding emotionally to this portrait, that a sense of freedom and wholeness emerges.
I would like to use the painting of my choice as an experience of seeing that whichthe Impressionist Monet sees- in many of his works, such as the Cathedral paintings, the characteristic and theme of his works is his ability to draw atmosphere, with color and texturity. even vibrantly.
The unseen is seen; one only has to look.
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