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Frederick Vondrasek's avatar

...gotta say that the Padgett poem is the perfect example of a poem that starts out so flat-toned that you just thing "it's bad" for a second and then it ends--well, like it ends.

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Karen Auvinen's avatar

Russell Edson! LOVE. And yes, coffee, coffee, coffee.

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Kristen Holt-Browning's avatar

Thanks for reminding me of the existence of that Padgett poem, it never ceases to amaze!

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Norvell's avatar

Sean, can you recommend a single volume of David Ferry's poems, not the translations?

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