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"Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time it is the voice of the trapped who have come to enjoy their cage." Lewis Hyde "Alcohol & Poetry: John Berryman
by hprotagonist 4y ago
"Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time it is the voice of the trapped who have come to enjoy their cage."
Lewis Hyde "Alcohol & Poetry: John Berryman and the Booze Talking"
- cateblanchett 4y agolove john berryman, shout out john berryman
- hprotagonist 4y agoit’s usually attributed to DFW, but that’s because he quotes it approvingly in “E Unibas Pluram”
- parthianshotgun 4y agoThanks I've always attributed it to DFW. Incidentally I'm a bit sad DFW didn't get a mention in the article; seems that his insights into this are apt