Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog

1968 • 132 pages

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Not yet, have I ventured into the mysterious world of poetry seriously. I've read some John Donne and read some to and fro. But this ‘autobiography' of one of the English language's most important poets of the 20th century has certainly aroused my interest.

The book loosely follows the author as he travels across ages and styles into his life, an absurd array of stories which has its grande finale in “One Warm Saturday”

One last quote:
“Too much platitudinous verbosity!”

January 21, 2013