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Unread 11-15-2017, 03:45 PM
Aaron Poochigian Aaron Poochigian is offline
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Gregory, my friend, my brother, I had warmed to Merrill somewhat and then you had to go and remind me of the old Merrill-Mozart comparison. You clearly enjoy Merrill's poetry a great deal, as does Ms. Evans-Bush. I'm afraid I'm lost again--I find the comparison of a somewhat bloodless, quite minor poet to a musical mega-genius grotesque. Mozart's music can sexually arouse me and drag me into the abyss of despair--Merrill's poetry rarely elicits more than a shrug from me. Yes, they both "embellish" their themes, but Mozart's embellishments are the play of genius. I find Merrill's embellishments superficial and, frankly, annoying. I just don't get why anyone would be all that excited about his work.
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