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Poetry Off the Shelf

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Exploring the Decadent Beauty of Decay in Sonnets

The chapter delves into the intense process of creating a crown of sonnets dedicated to John Keats, emphasizing themes of death, decay, and beauty within decomposition. It discusses how writing about Keats consumed the poet, reflecting his fatalistic essence in the sonnets. The conversation also touches on finding beauty in darkness and decay as a coping mechanism and source of inspiration for the future.

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