Thesis: that Pynchon is not a " political" writer at all.

[Mark Kohut]

Magnificent poem. I thank thee.

Yes, I liked Heaney's remArk in the essay a lot. Might apply to P's overall " stance" in his fiction. 



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> On Dec 26, 2015, at 10:40 PM, ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This poem, slight and snug, says more, perhaps, on the same topics than the essay. 
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> http://awp.diaart.org/poetry/87_88/heaney3.html
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>> On Saturday, December 26, 2015, ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com> wrote:
>> A lot in there, but not much I can connect with P. Maybe the end, when Heaney is brought in, though I can't quit figure out how Seamus Heaney's statements, or poetry, biography, history, politics have all that much to do with either Auden or Orwell.  Long essay. I might re-read it. Poor Auden, if he really did think of necessary murder or that his audience might think murder necessary and find affirmation in his poetry. Yeats, to me, is a finer poet, even with his ugly politics and last romantic elitism ...
>> 
>> On Saturday, December 26, 2015, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> If this guy and Auden are right. And Orwell, a fave of our author.
>>> 
>>> It's all been mistaken readings. If claimed.
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>>> >
>>> > http://bostonreview.net/poetry/robert-huddleston-wh-auden-struggle-politics?utm_content=24965190&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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