Thanks, Tim, for posting these. Hecht is one of those poets I keep meaning to read more of and get to know better. I have only one book, believe it or not, the Venetian Vespers. So I'll definitely put The Darkness and the Light on my list of books to buy next time am Stateside. In the past, I must confess, the Hecht poems I have run across have tended to spark admiration in me for their craftsmanship--but from a cool distance, as a polished marble monument. But I am always willing to be converted. How bout one more?
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