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John Ashbery is my poet for 2012. Got this as a Christmas present from my sister Charlie (what's up-Chuck). There was an interesting article in Time magazine that motivated me. Good poet after about 5 poems. More accessible than Merwin.
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"Ashbery was a very important poet of the middle of the last century--he is difficult to read, and I occasionally find a poem that really resonates. I think I'll keep plugging away, and rotate him in and out as poet for a month." — Mar 04, 2025 08:07AM
"Ashbery was a very important poet of the middle of the last century--he is difficult to read, and I occasionally find a poem that really resonates. I think I'll keep plugging away, and rotate him in and out as poet for a month." — Mar 04, 2025 08:07AM
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Robinson Jeffers is an interesting poet. When I was in high school, he was my introduction to the word "misanthrope." Nevertheless I have always like him, whenever I see his poems. I saw this book (almost 700 pages), and borrowed it from the library.
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Got from Aliza for my holiday present. Merwin is currently US Poet Laureate. He is good; his poems are very metaphorical (and beautiful). They take a lot of work. I will never finish this book. p.64. have to read many of the poems twice--his poetry i
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