I kindof missed the Movement. Larkin was taught in school, but that
was about it. Come to think I came to DT (but not the DT's) myself,
rather than through school, with the exception of Under Milkwood. Is
DT's poetry taught in school at all?
Roger
On 8/25/07, Barry Alpert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Last time I "appreciated" Dylan Thomas was when I was 14-15. And "The
> Movement" assault on DT convinced me that rereading him would do me no
> good. David Jones was much more useful, and of course, Ezra Pound, whose
> work even when I first encountered it at age 15-16, quickly eclipsed DT's.
>
> Barry Alpert
>
>
> On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:14:40 +0200, Anny Ballardini
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >I love Dylan Thomas, and the anguish I perceive made it difficult for me to
> >read him at times. And I think I am with everybody here in appreciating
> him,
> >Roger and Kasper included.
>
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