Great Regulars: But literary politics are only one part

of the enigma, and the beauty that a star--a flicker of clarity at the end of [Jamie] McKendrick's poem--can give is no different to the hope it brings to those in despair.

The Spleen Factory

(after Carlos Drummond de Andrade)

from The Times Literary Supplement: Poem of the Week: "The Spleen Factory"

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