"The genuine thing."
Buson, Dickinson, Brooks, Hass, Justice
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Yosa Buson (tr. from Japanese by R.H. Blyth):
Emily Dickinson:
Sunset that screens, / reveals / Retarding what / we see / By obstacles / of swarthy / gold / And amber [opal - purple] mystery -
Gwendolyn Brooks:
Robert Hass:
Donald Justice:
A very moving curation. Especially the Robert Hass poem. Especially right now.
Like? A sunset? A strange thing to say about this lot. I was especially moved by the poem by Robert Hass.