Catcher of Things

The dreamcatcher is an American Indian craft item, and its symbolism can certainly serve as a muse for poetic exploration. Both dreamcatchers and poetry can explore the ethereal and imaginative realms, and like a dreamcatcher, the poet can draw inspiration from cultural symbols and rituals, incorporating them into our work to convey a sense of connection to heritage or the spiritual. Both serve as vessels for encapsulating the intangible aspects of life, whether it be the beauty of dreams or the complexities of human emotion. This poem is written in the rampage, a poetic form of 8 lines and 85 syllables that depends on an interior rhyme scheme and was crafted by Robert Bly.