"the fire of the daemon"
Blackburn, Wright, Trakl, Levine, Riding, Nin
Paul Blackburn:
James Wright to James Dickey, Aug. 25, 1958:
Georg Trakl (trans. Will Stone):
Philip Levine:
Laura Riding:
Anaïs Nin:
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