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John Ashbery

“Its a bit mad. Too bad, I mean, that getting to know each just for a fleeting second
Must be replaced by unperfect knowledge of the featureless whole
Like some pocket history of the world, so general
As to constitute a sob or wail”

John Ashbery, Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
tags: knowledge
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Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror by John Ashbery
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