![Brilliant. [Lasdun] seems to me certainly among the most gifted, vivid, and deft poets now writing in English, and far better than many who are more famous. His capacities are solidly established; his promise is nearly infinite.](/assets/img/quote-photos/brilliant-lasdun-seems-to-me-certainly-among-the-most-gifted-vivid-and-deft.jpg)
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