I consider The Comedian as the Letter C to be one of the finest contemporary (sort of) poems in blank verse that I've read. At times, it's as marvelous as Shakespeare.
*ducks the slings and arrows...
As for the Yeats poem. I used to say that Yeats didn't know how to write a bad poem. He was one of my first inspirations. I'll never forget the day I opened a book of his poems in the high school library. I was in love almost immediately.
The golden apples of the sun,
The silver apples of the moon... - better than sex.
**removed Jim's name above, as it was Michael Ferris who linked to the Stevens' poem, not Jim. / :
Last edited by William A. Baurle; 01-29-2017 at 11:09 PM.
Reason: name mistake
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