Paul Copp
@paulcopp.bsky.social
Humanities & Sinology & Buddhist Studies at UChicago (but really mainly Zen & eco-humanities these days) (and mandolin)
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WS Merwin wrote “Presidents” in 1970.
In 1971, he declined a Pulitzer, citing the Vietnam War —“too conscious of being an American to accept public congratulation with good grace, or to welcome it except as an occasion for expressing openly a shame which many Americans feel."
In 1971, he declined a Pulitzer, citing the Vietnam War —“too conscious of being an American to accept public congratulation with good grace, or to welcome it except as an occasion for expressing openly a shame which many Americans feel."
June 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
WS Merwin wrote “Presidents” in 1970.
In 1971, he declined a Pulitzer, citing the Vietnam War —“too conscious of being an American to accept public congratulation with good grace, or to welcome it except as an occasion for expressing openly a shame which many Americans feel."
In 1971, he declined a Pulitzer, citing the Vietnam War —“too conscious of being an American to accept public congratulation with good grace, or to welcome it except as an occasion for expressing openly a shame which many Americans feel."
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I love this city.
June 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I love this city.