# XVIII explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Mina Loy.

## What happens

A brief, poetic chapter that evokes a sense of cosmic separation and stillness, using imagery of hills parting, stars distancing, and the birth of a static night.

## Themes in this chapter

### Alienation and Belonging

The severing of hill from hill and star from star suggests a universe of disconnection and isolation.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/xviii
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- All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters