The Modern Dispatch

Arthur Sze

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A dramatic juxtaposition of a human tragedy involving electrocution and the delicate, fading image of an endangered butterfly against a mountain backdrop.
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Arthur Sze analysis explores the unifying vision in his poem 'Mirage'

In Arthur Sze's 'Mirage,' a thief electrocutes himself stripping copper cable from a utility pole, an image starkly juxtaposed with the impending extinction of the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot but

Adrian Vale·June 1, 2026