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Homage to Paul Fussell (1924-2012) [by Robert Pinsky]
On March 15, 1945, Paul Fussell, a lieutenant in the 103rd Infantry Division, who would later become my teacher at Rutgers, underwent an intense barrage of German artillery, lying facedown in a clearing…
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Homage to Paul Fussell (1924-2012) [by Robert Pinsky]
On March 15, 1945, Paul Fussell, a lieutenant in the 103rd Infantry Division, who would later become my teacher at Rutgers, underwent an intense barrage of German artillery, lying facedown in a clearing…
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NEVER CEASE [by Mary Gilliland]
Persist, I say, fellow poets: if it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing. Here we are—making protest—or praise—or revelation—while others devote themselves to making war. In a world out to maim, kill, and discourage the…
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NEVER CEASE [by Mary Gilliland]
Persist, I say, fellow poets: if it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing. Here we are—making protest—or praise—or revelation—while others devote themselves to making war. In a world out to maim, kill, and discourage the…
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from “Modern Love”: XVII by George Meredith (1828-1909)
At dinner, she is hostess, I am host.Went the feast ever cheerfuller? She keepsThe Topic over intellectual deepsIn buoyancy afloat. They see no ghost.With sparkling surface-eyes we ply the ball:It is in truth a…
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from “Modern Love”: XVII by George Meredith (1828-1909)
At dinner, she is hostess, I am host.Went the feast ever cheerfuller? She keepsThe Topic over intellectual deepsIn buoyancy afloat. They see no ghost.With sparkling surface-eyes we ply the ball:It is in truth a…
