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“the only truth is face to face, the poem whose words become your mouth and dying in black and white we fight for what we love, not are”

Book:Odes

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Odes

Odes is a compilation of lyrical poems that explore a range of subjects, including the beauty of nature, the complexities of human emotions, and the wonders of the cosmos. The collection is known for its elegant language and profound emotional depth. more

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Frank O'Hara

Frank O'Hara was an American poet, art critic, and editor known for his concise, direct style and depictions of New York City life. His work is often considered part of the New York School of poetry, which emphasizes the details of everyday life and the modern urban experience. more

“I can entertain the proposition that life is a metaphor for boxing--for one of those bouts that go on and on, round following round, jabs, missed punches, clinches, nothing determined, again the bell and again and you and your opponent so evenly matched it's impossible not to see that your opponent is you.... Life is like boxing in many unsettling respects. But boxing is only like boxing.”

Life I Can Life Is Impossible Goes On Rounds Metaphor Following Determined Opponents Boxing Bells Propositions Life Is Like Matched

Book:On Boxing

Source: On Boxing

“F.R. Leavis's "eat up your broccoli" approach to fiction emphasises this junkfood/wholefood dichotomy. If reading a novel--for theeighteenth century reader, the most frivolous of diversions--did not, by the middle of the twentieth century, make you a better person in some way, then you might as well flush the offending volume down the toilet, which was by far the best place for the undigested excreta of dubious nourishment.”

Source: Expletives Deleted: Selected Writings

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