Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The Age Demanded Comments

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The age demanded that we sing
And cut away our tongue.

The age demanded that we flow
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Ernest Hemingway
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Nicole Settimi 09 February 2019

'And in the end the age was handed The sort of that it demanded.' - Precisely why we love Hemingway. A brave writer, ballsy and tough-as-nails. xx NDS

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Kayode Are 11 June 2017

Frank expression of anger and opposition to societal pressure. Courageous.

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Life is very demanding and we don't always get the expected results..such is the duality of the universe..

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Ernest Hemingway is a well known and a top poet.No doubt! But in this poem, specially the last line seems crude, crass and unaesthetic.

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Edward Kofi Louis 11 June 2017

Age! ! With the muse of life. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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