"if the world wants, it nothing wants for us"
Senghor, Ammons, Pope, Bronk, Bogan, Ellington
Léopold Sédar Senghor (tr. from French by John Reed and Clive Wake):
A.R. Ammons:
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Alexander Pope:
William Bronk:
Louise Bogan:
Duke Ellington, “Solitude,” rec. September 17, 1962:
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