On the occasion of Richard Wilbur’s ninety-first birthday, let’s return to his celebrative essay from 1969, “Poetry and Happiness”:
“Now, all I wanted to say was that the poet hankers to write in and for a culture, countering its centrifugal development by continually fabricating a common and inclusive language in which all things are connected.”
Hello Patrick, my name is Bob Bagg and I'm writing RPW's biography. Tonight, though our towns are under a foot of continuing snow, we're giving him a birthday party. I'll convey, if you don't mind, your regards. "Poetry and Happiness" is a wonder, as are Wilbur's other highly nourshing literary essays. They have been unjustly overlooked. I'll try to remedy that in my book.
Hello Patrick, my name is Bob Bagg and I'm writing RPW's biography. Tonight, though our towns are under a foot of continuing snow, we're giving him a birthday party. I'll convey, if you don't mind, your regards. "Poetry and Happiness" is a wonder, as are Wilbur's other highly nourshing literary essays. They have been unjustly overlooked. I'll try to remedy that in my book.
ReplyDeleteMy dearly beloved and I recently attended a delightful performance of Moliere's play, Tartuffe, wonderfully translated into English by Richard Wilbur.
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Wished him happy birthday yesterday. He sounded great!
ReplyDeleteI celebrated with a few videos at the Book Haven – here
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