A Commonplace Book Of Pentastichs

James Laughlin

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A Commonplace Book Of Pentastichs

James Laughlin
PoetryFirst published 1998

Download I think what most delights is the insistently human scale, the oldtime Roman clarity of terms. But there is also that timeless intelligence of love’s musing reflection, in whatever language impinges, or makes possible such ultimately human speech. In short, Laughlin a gentleman and a scholar–and a poet of happily common places.

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A Commonplace Book Of Pentastichs

James Laughlin

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