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"We Are Seven"

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"We Are Seven"

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Anthony Esolen
Jul 26, 2023
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What is a fit subject of poetry? Does a great poem have to be about the Alexanders and Caesars of the world, decked out in all the regalia of epic diction? Or do we have to take our lead from scholars, and write philosophical poetry that requires long lessons at the university to begin to understand? Or, to come to more contemporary habits, do we hav…

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