“O connoisseurs of thirst,
Beasts of my soul who long to learn to drink
Of pure mirage, those prosperous islands are accurst
That shimmer on the brink
Of absence; auras, lustres,
And all shinings need to be shaped and borne.”

— Richard Wilbur

A World Without Objects is a Sensible Emptiness

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American poet 1921–2017

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