1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The Peruvian poet, Jorge Eduardo Eielson, explores the double-meaning of the &quot;body&quot; in his collection &quot;dark night of the body&quot;. In this context, it must be understood anatomically &amp;amp; textually alike: it is the human body that is the body of work, or the body-as-text. Eielson's anatomical language– a list of body organs –is closely linked to the emotions: the &quot;shine of pain&quot; &amp;amp; the illness &quot;whose name is melancholy&quot;. Etymology sheds light on this, since &quot;melancholy&quot; comes from the Greek &quot;melan-&quot; (black, dark) &amp;amp; &quot;cholē&quot; (bile). The theme of melancholy warrants the anatomical language; it links the physiological to the emotional. The Smelting Process Podcast http://www.jwmulligan.wordpress.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/667307/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/667307