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Poetry

ananda

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2. Thank you for taking the time to read it.

Reply to nilesobek (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 07:56 PM

Jul 2015

I still have a long way to go on it.

My writing is nothing compared to Auden's and Davenport's. I still have to look up all the names and illusions in Davenport's poem. All of his work is like that. I've never come across such a mind, and the scope of his artistry is something to behold.

Basically, I want to be a Guy Davenport exegete, in the same spirit that Davenport opened up James Joyce to the world.

Thanks again,
ananda

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On ekphrasis and mythopoesis in written art. [View all] ananda Jul 2015 OP

Fairly humbled by your writing, content and vocabulary. nilesobek Jul 2015 #1

Thank you for taking the time to read it. ananda Jul 2015 #2

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I'm going to provide a concordance to Davenport's Resurrection... ananda Jul 2015 #4

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