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For some years before the US had a Poet Laureate, the equivalent honor was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. I know Randall Jarrell held the posi
by cafard 3y ago
For some years before the US had a Poet Laureate, the equivalent honor was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. I know Randall Jarrell held the position for a year (whence, I suppose "The Woman at the Washington Zoo"), and I must have known of others.
I was not aware of the effect of his diplomatic career on his output...
- OfSanguineFire 3y agoPerse wasn't that consultant, but rather a special position as a consultant in French literature was created for him. That Perse abandoned poetry after the publication of Anabase, because he felt it would conflict with his career as a diplomat, is a cornerstone of any biography of the poet.