During the Christmas period I am reposting some old posts from my archive. Wishing all my readers a very happy … More
Tag: Preoccupations
Lifesaving Poems: Robert Lowell’s ‘Epilogue’
I became interested in Robert Lowell’s poetry because of the criticism of Seamus Heaney. I had tried reading him before, … More
Lifesaving Poems: Theodore Roethke’s ‘Elegy for Jane’
I came across ‘Elegy for Jane’ having found poems by Theodore Roethke in Ted Hughes’ classic anthology of poems and … More
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