speak (rich) monotones. poetry haunted music left behind. Orpheus shri — George Steiner, Errata: Examined Life

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We speak in (rich) monotones. Our poetry is haunted by the music it has left behind. Orpheus shrinks to a poet when he looks back, with the impatience of reason, on a music stronger than death.

George Steiner, Errata: An Examined Life

Authors: George Steiner | Errata: An Examined Life

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