A Discussion

[rowens]

Shem is a man in revolt, that's his strength. I think it's silly to blame him for being who he is. And I'm not attacking you, billy, I'm just talking. Rage, rage against the dying of the light, as Dylan Thomas would say. . . . By the way, Dylan Thomas is a severely underrated poet in critical spheres. Because he's so idiosyncratic in his style, it's hard to place him. Him and Rilke, it's as if they never had to read. They are almost totally self-contained. They knew how to write before they learned to read.