I think Hardy is distinctly superior to Larkin when it
comes to comparing Collecteds and pinpointing the topclass
poems. But I must reread Larkin. (And I will read the Collected
to get 'Aubade' and try and ignore Anthony THwaite's dross).
Douglas Clark, Bath, England mailto: [log in to unmask]
Lynx: Poetry from Bath .......... http://www.bath.ac.uk/~exxdgdc/lynx.html
On Fri, 6 Sep 2002, Philip Nikolayev wrote:
> I reread all of Larkin and Hardy's selected just recently. Loved Larkin -- he was surely a great poet. Din't care for Hardy, except for "Drummer Hodge," "1967" and maybe 2 others.
>
> PN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Clark [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:02 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: academic poetry (& thanks to Mairead Byrne)
>
>
> I have thought that for years about WCW and Hardy. As for Larkin
> I am thinking about re-reading him as he is occupying more of
> my imaginative life nowadays.
>
> And I must report that my liver was clear at the hospital
> this morning so I am back on the drink.
>
>
>
> Douglas Clark, Bath, England mailto: [log in to unmask]
> Lynx: Poetry from Bath .......... http://www.bath.ac.uk/~exxdgdc/lynx.html
>
> On Fri, 6 Sep 2002, Robin Hamilton wrote:
>
> > From: "Douglas Clark" <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> > > I call WCW a 'great little poet', like Hardy.
> >
> > Surely unfair to Hardy, Douglas. More appropriate to Larkin.
> >
> > Robin
> >
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