"streams in the air foils"
Pater, Oppen, Ko Un, Snyder, Ray, Piper
Walter Pater:
For art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass, and simply for those moments’ sake.
George Oppen:
Ko Un (trans. from Korean by Clare You and Richard Silberg):
Gary Snyder:
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Shreela Ray:
Adrian Piper:
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