Michael: "styptic" !! Talk about the best word! Also, since you said it, and it's clear from his images in more than one poem when read closely: "onanistic." Onanism is as legimate a door to perception as some others I suppose, even if it is incomplete in the way a diet of high fructose syrup isn't enough for health. But don't go away, readers, it's not all nihilistic. In a moment I will try to link to some commentary on Stevens I recently came across. Back soon.
https://bigother.com/2010/11/15/boun...itles-stevens/
https://bigother.com/2010/11/15/more...tevenss-poems/
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