Saturday, June 11, 2005

Of course, this would mean more if I knew who he was...

You are John Ashbery
You are John Ashbery. People love your work but
have no idea why, really. You are respected by
all kinds of scholars and poets. Even artists
like you.


Which Famous Modern American Poet Are You?
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In my defense, American poetry was very low on my scale of interest in college; actually, I had very little interest in any American writing, with the notable exception of Ralph Ellison. I'm a little less snobbish about it now. But William Blake is still the only poet I read with any regularity.

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