The Impotence of Being Clever

Re:The Impotence of Being Clever by hprotagonist on Saturday December 03, 2022 @09:05AM (#33843557)

"Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time it is the voice of the trapped who have come to enjoy their cage."

Lewis Hyde "Alcohol & Poetry: John Berryman and the Booze Talking"

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Re:The Impotence of Being Clever by cateblanchett on Saturday December 03, 2022 @12:14PM (#33845081)

love john berryman, shout out john berryman

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Re:The Impotence of Being Clever by hprotagonist on Saturday December 03, 2022 @12:41PM (#33845353)

it’s usually attributed to DFW, but that’s because he quotes it approvingly in “E Unibas Pluram”

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Re:The Impotence of Being Clever by parthianshotgun on Saturday December 03, 2022 @08:16PM (#33849477)

Thanks I've always attributed it to DFW. Incidentally I'm a bit sad DFW didn't get a mention in the article; seems that his insights into this are apt

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