anecdote of a jar
“Anecdote of the Jar”, written by Wallace Stevens, is a poem that can be contrasted to the story of Yakov’s recovery of the small jars. ... The poem, “Anecdote of the Jar” took place in Tennessee. A man had a jar and decided that he was going to place the jar on top of a hill and leave it there. ... Although the ground was able to support life and help the plants live, it was unable to do anything to help the jar.