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KFB POETRY LAB poet poetry reading very winter wQr

“of the part that loved”

In his tent, Achillesgrieved with his whole beingand the gods sawhe was a man already dead, a victimof the part that loved,the part that was mortal. ~ Louise Glรผck (Dying Achilles, Achilleion palace on Corfu) pic.twitter.com/en9SOtP6Mq — ๐’ฆ๐“Š๐“ƒ๐“ˆ๐“‰ ๐“‚๐’ถ๐’ธ๐’ฝ๐“‰ ๐“ˆ๐’พ๐’ธ๐’ฝ๐“‰๐’ท๐’ถ๐“‡ (@desiderium0) December 28, 2018 see also: KIRBY/CAVAFY: The Poet of Longing BEGINS JAN 16TH

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KFB POETRY LAB poet poetry reading splendid winter

“My words clear the ground.”

โ€œI know that I am cowardly and am unable to act. Therefore I confine myself to words. But I do not think my words are needless. Someone else will act. But my many wordsโ€”the words of a cowardโ€”will facilitate their deed. My words clear the ground.โ€ โ€“ C.P. Cavafy, October 1902. pic.twitter.com/Owd8D7zfr7 โ€” C.P. Cavafy […]

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poetry reading splendid tonight

Cavafy [always]

C.P. Cavafy, โ€œCandlesโ€, translated by @DMendelsohn1960#poetry #HappyNewYear pic.twitter.com/GJyobxKL9n — C.P. Cavafy (@CCavafy) December 31, 2017 Thank you, Daniel. Happy New Year. – Kirby