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... poet have to do with the art of letters ? Simply this : the poet's marginal position within the community , the lack of a permanent position , and the lack of future economic stability constantly undermine the poet's sense of self ...
... poet have to do with the art of letters ? Simply this : the poet's marginal position within the community , the lack of a permanent position , and the lack of future economic stability constantly undermine the poet's sense of self ...
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... poet is not obliged to move away , the poet lives in exile . And although a great many poets do leave their families , their homes , their territories and cities and countries , they most often carry those places with them , just as ...
... poet is not obliged to move away , the poet lives in exile . And although a great many poets do leave their families , their homes , their territories and cities and countries , they most often carry those places with them , just as ...
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... poet lives long enough , he learns how to handle such dry spells ( regardless of their origins ) , using them for his own ends . The unbearableness of the future is easier to face than that of the present if only because human foresight ...
... poet lives long enough , he learns how to handle such dry spells ( regardless of their origins ) , using them for his own ends . The unbearableness of the future is easier to face than that of the present if only because human foresight ...
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The Necessity to Speak | 3 |
Orthodox Heterodox Paradox | 15 |
The Degradation of Money | 27 |
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