A Chorus of Ears by Denise Riley Marilyn Hacker They pose riddles with multiple

They pose riddles with multiple or mysterious answers

and the creation/destruction duality

"An overt engagement with history or social issues is almost totally absent from their work - perhaps because of an instinctive fear that the weight of history may turn out to be too much to bear and may squash their own creativity

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A Chorus of Ears by Denise Riley Marilyn Hacker They pose riddles with multipleOne of the most eloquent thinkers about our life in language The Sunday Times A Chorus of Ears is a series of essays on voice, lyric and the persona of the poet from one of our greatest living English poets. Denise Riley contemplates how a poet's public persona can hold more significance than their actual poetry in the modern literary world. She reflects on how prize culture can transform criticism into a beauty contest, and limit our ability to meet