Empson: The Heart of Standing
Posted: April 5, 2015 Filed under: books, people, poetry | Tags: the heart of standing, William Empson's declarations Leave a comment
Butterfly Drawing by Jim Crump
The language problem but you have to try.
Some solid ground for lying could she show?
The heart of standing is you cannot fly.
– A stanza from Aubade (1937) by William Empson
the roy hamric journal 