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Anne Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, and professor of Classics and comparative literature at the University of Michigan.

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“My religion makes no sense
and does not help me
therefore I pursue it.”

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“while the shadows like long fingers
over the haystacks that sweep past
keep shocking him
because he is riding backwards.”

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“She doesn't get to say much in the official biography —
I believe they are out of wine, etc.,
practical things —
watching with one eye as he goes about the world
calling himself The Son Of Man.”

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“She doesn't get to say much in the official biography — I believe they are out of wine, etc., practical things — watching with one eye as he goes about the world calling himself The Son Of Man.”

biography practical official

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About Anne Carson

Anne Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, and professor of Classics and comparative literature at the University of Michigan.