between Spain and Napoleonic France, the subject of another poem later in the volume, dispel any hope of a new human era after the events of Blake's prophesy. As [Louis] Simpson puts it, in a different context, "It seems that finally/life is real, not a joke."The context of these lines, in a poem set in a physical rehabilitation center, differs by being personal rather than political.
from Bookslut: Struggling Times by Louis Simpson
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