“Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.” Percy Shelley
Mirrors in Poetry
Mirrors frequently appear in poetry. Here is a selection of poems featuring the mirror that seem to capture the mysterious and compelling qualities inherent in reflection. Rumi has also used mirror symbolism in his poems. Lady at a Mirror by Rainer Maria Rilke As in sleeping-drink spices softly she loosens in the liquid-clear mirror […]