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"Ai shi ming is an example of Sao poetry at a very low ebb. Here is all the apparatus of the Sao poet [...] [b]ut the inspiration is dead. Image is piled upon image in illustration of the same theme: virtue and talent are not recognized; I am virtuous and talented; therefore I am not recognized; therefore I am miserable. The effect of having this said in 160 lines of verse is monotonous and oppressive."
Well said!
— Jun 15, 2024 07:46AM
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