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Amit Majmudar Reads Christopher Reid

The New Yorker: Poetry

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Exploring Christopher Reid's Poetic Evolution and Shakespearean Influences

The chapter delves into Christopher Reid's poem 'The Confusions', analyzing his evolving poetic style and its Shakespearean influences. The hosts discuss the use of alliteration, the suspension of disbelief in literature, and the complexity of Shakespearean plots, drawing parallels between contemporary poetry and Shakespeare's plays.

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