Wilfrid Sheed Quote

Through the burgeoning university network, it was suddenly possible to think of oneself as a national poet, even if the nation turned out to consist entirely of English departments.

"Hard Times for Poets," p. 85 - Essays in Disguise (1990)

Through the burgeoning university network, it was suddenly possible to think of oneself as a national poet, even if the nation turned out to consist...

Through the burgeoning university network, it was suddenly possible to think of oneself as a national poet, even if the nation turned out to consist...

Through the burgeoning university network, it was suddenly possible to think of oneself as a national poet, even if the nation turned out to consist...

Through the burgeoning university network, it was suddenly possible to think of oneself as a national poet, even if the nation turned out to consist...