me, an acmeist

just for a day

between chores and errands read parts of osip mandelstam's collected critical prose

then reread seamus heaney's essay on the mandelstams

 acmeists demanded a hellenic clarity

a 'thisness' of our world

acmeism reminded me a little of the poems of thom gunn

latterly

the day ended with talking with jonathan hayes on the phone

then logging on to watch the landing of the curiosity mars probe