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Frances Richard, courtesy of the artist

A poet examines the place of politics in art

December 16, 2016
Evan Karp
Columns, Interview, NEWS, Out Loud

In the midst of a feud with the poet Denise Levertov about the possibilities of politically motivated art, George Oppen wrote his only essay, “The…

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