I just read Dave's essay. He stakes out a very large claim for Michael and backs his argument with citation after citation from Mikey's poems. If you don't subscribe to TDH, here's a new reason to do so. The best sort of criticism doesn't just take a swat at an author, but it makes you want to read every word the author committed to the page. I think this is what Wilbur was after when he said of David's The Poetry of Life that "he gives new meaning to the term humane letters." It is a terrific essay, perhaps David's best.
Adam, thanks so much for all the heavy lifting you're doing over at the translation panel.
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