"Ah, miserable at last!"
Trakl, Tonks, Hughes, Larkin, Hill
Georg Trakl (tr. from German by Daniele Pantano):
Rosemary Tonks:
Langston Hughes:
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Philip Larkin:
Geoffrey Hill:
Funkadelic, “Maggot Brain,” rec. 1971:
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Terrific bunch, thanks!
I read "Aubade" at least once a year. Such a brilliant poem.