The Art Of Losing: One Art By Elizabeth Bishop

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“The Art of Losing” Why does a disaster occur only when certain objects are lost? This question occurred to me when reading “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop. The short poem is about how we lose something everyday without it being a disaster. However, a calamity can occur when we have a deep connection to the item that was lost. Such as love and friendship, which form from strong bonds between people. For instance, after graduating from high school, I began to lose friends. During those four years of education, I was able to make an assortment of friends. These people came from a large spectrum of society. Most of them were either Black, White, Hispanic,Asian, and multicultural. The variety was incredible to have and I assumed that it would