Plumb is a profound exploration of the melancholic and desolate landscapes of the human psyche, masterfully penned by George Bacovia. This work embodies the essence of Romanian Symbolism, transcending the boundaries of literary currents to reach a universal appeal.

Bacovia's poetry serves as an exquisite lesson in the relationship between reality and transformation, between mimesis and representation. He ingeniously theatricalizes not only suffering and tragic sentiment but also the world in its apparent unfolding.

The real is de-natured, projecting the internal landscape of the self and a dominant feeling of desolation onto the canvas of reality. The world becomes a cemetery, the landscape a tableau of death, the psyche a screen of terrifying evanescences, and the social environment a theater of perpetual poverty and unhappiness.

Everything functions as a whole; one exits depression only to enter another variant of it. The relationship between the interior and exterior deepens the sense of insecurity that dominates the subject.