News at Eleven: Ruth Padel on Anne Carson

I first admired the Canadian poet Anne Carson as a Greek scholar, when I, too, was earning my living in that trade. I found in her poetry the same inspiring passion for words and ideas. In 52 Ways of Looking at a Poem, I wrote about a poem of hers in which a daughter breakfasts with an irritating mother before visiting her father, an Alzheimer's patient. You wouldn't think anyone could make a poignant lyric out of that: she does.

from The Guardian: The artists' artist: Poets

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