Thread: Richard Wilbur
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Unread 03-27-2001, 08:27 AM
ChrisW ChrisW is offline
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I love this poem -- I loved all of _Mayflies_ really. But this was one of my favorites out of that book. Should have benefited more from it.
Anyway, I especially love "by report and parched surmise" and 'handsomely asquint' and the brilliant wordplay of "where currently they sun".
--Chris
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