Monday, January 13, 2003

After Arguing Against The Contention That Art Must Come From Discontent Comments

Rating: 4.2

Whispering to each handhold, "I'll be back,"
I go up the cliff in the dark. One place
I loosen a rock and listen a long time
till it hits, faint in the gulf, but the rush
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Mary Oliver
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Sam calhoun 24 September 2018

This is William Stanford, not Mary Oliver

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Erhard Hans Josef Lang 19 April 2008

Almost fell down a steep precipice once when on a walk down at night from a huge inland cliff along a tiny footpath, saved only by shrubs to hold on, and by not being aware of the danger. On comin down I received a mysterious message about the stars & moon

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Jeff Gundy 29 March 2007

This is a fine poem, and Mary Oliver is a fine poet. But this poem was written by William Stafford, not Mary Oliver! Please correct.

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Michael Shepherd 16 June 2006

What poet doesn't recognise this 'climb'?

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