Can so new a poem be a classic of the art?
Absolutely it can.
Great poetry isn't merely an historical reality - it happens all the time.
And "The Charioteer" is certainly up there with the Ekphrastic greats. Because not only do we get a graphic image of the work of art, but we also get the meaning BEHIND such works of art, which is the effect such things have on the human imagination that contemplates such works.
I think it is totally brilliant, and we are so very very lucky to have a poet like Alicia as a member of this board.
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