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 "Fun
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