152. (Wallace Stevens)

When you start out with a feeling of alienation—from an unspoken, blank, or meaningless past—from a mass of others, or … More

135. (Ben Jonson)

Whether he is the first or not, Ben Jonson is among the earliest of the major American writers. A perverse … More

A friend of mine, the recent election in heart and mind, sent me Wallace Stevens’ poem, “United Dames of America.” … More