One of this author's poems opens with the sound of a starting pistol and the image of Jean JaurÃ¨s dying in a puddle of wine. The speaker of one of this author's poems responds to the statement that "one cannot lose what one has not possessed" by saying "I can lose what I want." That poem purports to be translated from a work by a poet named Sebastian Arrurruz. This poet refers to "Platonic England" in a poem that says "And after all, it is to [q
One of this author's poems opens with the sound of a starting pistol and the image of Jean JaurÃ¨s dying in a puddle of wine. The speaker of one of this author's poems responds to the statement that "one cannot lose what one has not possessed" by saying "I can lose what I want." That poem purports to be translated from a work by a poet named Sebastian Arrurruz. This poet refers to "Platonic England" in a poem that says "And after all, it is to [quaint mazes] that we return," entitled "An Apology for the Revival of Christian Architecture in England." His other poems include "Lachrimae" and "Funeral Music," and he also wrote a collection of poems recounting the life of Offa. His more recent collections include The Orchards of Syon and A Treatise of Civil Power. For 10 points, name this acclaimed English poet of King Log, Tenebrae and Mercian Hymns.
One of this author's poems opens with the sound of a starting pistol and the image of Jean JaurÃ¨s dying in a puddle of wine.
Geoffrey Hill