Ktherine, I am happy to take your point here:
>Wright's output varied in quality and range. But to go back to the cricket
>for a bit, 'greats' such as Bradman are usually talked about in terms of
>their overall career. We should do the same for poets. I think we can say
>that with regard to Wright and Hope's sustained reach and achievement, they
>were each in their different ways, great, inspiring poets. And they
>combined the public and personal in their poetry and work so that they
>became part of Australian cultural discourse - poets who were likely to be
>mentioned, referred to, quoted, not only in the poetry world but in other
>spheres as well. Comparisons are difficult but their enormous legacy is a
>reminder of what poets and poetry can offer.
It's a good one.
Douglas Barbour
Department of English
University of Alberta
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ten dead ducks' feathers
on beer can litter . . .
Winter
will change all that
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