Kenneth Rexroth: Proust's Madeleine

[silent_claws]

I just remembered, after posting Rexroth's translations, that I'd heard his name before...

Proust's MadeleineSomebody has given my

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[sunflower_pixie]

it's funny that you posted this today because in bakebakebake someone made madeleines and quoted proust :)

[sunflower_pixie]

and somehow i managed to forget to include the link to the entry i mentioned above. um, duh! :)

[silent_claws]

:/ I thought I could get away with not having read Proust, and consequently not knowing what the title meta-refers to... :) Care to explain? (Also those cookies look delicious)

[girl_in_blue]

rexroth is another totally under-rated poet. he was incredibly famous in his own time (ginsberg et al. were huge fans and very influenced by him) but seems to have disappeared. such a shame.

[fragrantsoul]

great poem. thanks

[speckofinfinity]

Oh, I like this. Thanks for posting. =)