the god who condemned her because she provides "redemption" while he can only punish. "The Cumaean Sibyl" casts the poet as a modern-day prophet, writing wisdom on "leaves" and surrendering it to a careless audience.
[by Ruth Fainlight]
The Cumaean Sibyl
from The Times Literary Supplement: Poem of the Week: The Cumaean Sibyl
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