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I'd like to memorize Rilke’s First Elegy. Not sure my brain can handle it.

Thanks for reminding me it’s poetry month.

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Nice project to read and reread The Wasteland! I have a friend who memorized Prufrock. So much music there in Eliot for those who listen.

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It's nice to have The Waste Land as accompaniment to the day (even after just one day). I think it will be interesting to see how it morphs and weaves into things as I make it a daily reflection, etc. I love the idea of memorizing Prufrock, but I think that's beyond me. Years ago, I read this piece in the Times ( https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/books/review/Holt-t.html) and made it a point to memorize a couple of poems. Hope I can rejuvenate that project again someday.

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