I memorized "Those Winter Sundays" in college. Made me cry several times -- it evokes this deep, nonverbal feeling of woe. Coincidentally, I just rediscovered this poem last week, while listening to an anthology called Poetry On Record. I still had about 90% of it memorized, which I attribute mostly to Hayden's masterful use of mnemonic devices and a narrative that really resonated with me.
Interesting to hear that Biden's familiar with the poem.
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