Knygatin Wrote:
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> An entire general thread for discussing Smith's
> poems, would be welcome and interesting. I read
> all of his Selected Poems, and was very impressed.
> But some poems passed over my head, and I have
> never before been so obviously and at the same
> time bafflingly confronted with another man's
> towering cosmic intelligence, compared to my own.
> I felt very small on those occasions. Also I am
> not familiar enough with the Age of Fable and
> Classic Mythology, to get a smooth deep reading of
> the poems that use such references.
> It would be curious to take part of other readers'
> interpretations.
It sounds like we may have a few forum members interested in discussing CAS' poetry. Perhaps we could pick a poem to start with. Any suggestions for a specific poem that would be of interest? I'll nominate "To the Nightshade", but I'd be happy to start with any of his poems!
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I'm thinking we can start a new forum thread on this topic once we decide where we want to start :)