Thanks for letting us know of this loss, Fred. He clearly had a great
sense of humour concerning his craft.
(This comment might be applied to the conversation about Pound, all
too directly, I guess).
Doug
On 1-Apr-08, at 8:44 AM, Frederick Pollack wrote:
> Dead at 78. A strong clear voice.
>
> But too late, too deaf, the poets realise
> That what was obscure and obtuse in their verses
> Does not become clearer by wear, by duration,
> But that it goes on decaying. Their house, their word,
> The equator, the azure remain unfathomable.
> Their surly dark remains as volatile as money
> And as vulgar as death.
>
>
> http://belgium.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=887
>
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