A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread--and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness--
O, Wilderness were Paradise enow!
This is one of the most famous stanzas in all of poetry, and it comes, of course, from "The Rubaiyyat," the book by the 12th century Persian mathematician and poet, Omar Khayyam. It illustrates the concept I would like to explore in today's column: Wine has long inspired poets and poetry in varied ways.
from Anthony Maulucci: Norwich Bulletin: Poets have long credited wine for inspiration, comfort
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