On 26/10/05 9:02 AM, "Frederick Pollack" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> He loved his mother. Somewhat hidden but very moving bit about her death in
> "The Auroras of Autumn" - "The necklace is a carving, not a kiss."
> "Upstairs, the windows will be lighted, not the rooms."
It occurs to me that it would be useful to distinguish between Wallace
Stevens the man and the poems. I have no idea if WS was a misogynist, and
it's none of my business; I was just talking about some of the poems.
Especially the earlier poems.
Best
A
Alison Croggon
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