The Spanish Hour
J. D. McClatchy, “The Spanish Hour” from The Rest of the Way. Copyright © 1990 by J. D. McClatchy. Reprinted with the permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc.
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Poet J. D. McClatchy b. 1945
POET’S REGION U.S., Mid-Atlantic
Subjects Love, Stars, Planets, Heavens, Living, Time & Brevity, Nature, Relationships, Men & Women, Realistic & Complicated
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J.D. McClatchy’s poetry is marked by formal adeptness, lyrical control and a wide range of influences—including classical literature, music, and opera. Praised for their polished, erudite surfaces as well as the depths of thought, philosophy, and feeling beneath the facade, McClatchy treats subjects as diverse as Japanese history, the body, and his own autobiography. Often depicting the unsettling and disturbing realities that . . .
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SUBJECT Love, Stars, Planets, Heavens, Living, Time & Brevity, Nature, Relationships, Men & Women, Realistic & Complicated
POET’S REGION U.S., Mid-Atlantic
Poetic Terms Sonnet
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