Last week, I wrote about a poem written by Randall Mann titled “Bernal Hill.” A discerning reader pointed at the near-obvious reference Mann’s poem makes to the classic “Dover Beach,” written in the mid-1800’s by English poet Matthew Arnold. I accept that the reference totally slipped my grasp, so I wanted to share Arnold’s poem this week. “Dover Beach” was inspired by the famous, white-chalk English cliffs of Dover, which carry symbolic significance for the British because they face the nation’s European neighbors […]

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