Question
The Greek woman Mrs. Brewing resides in this city in a poem that calls it a “woman seated in the arc of the wind,” “a civilization on four legs,” and “a straw woman.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this city that is the addressee of a 10-part poem that repeats the phrase “the hour announces the time” and claims “Up to now, Earth has been drawn as a pear / I mean breast.”
ANSWER: New York [or New York City or NYC; accept “A Grave for New York”]
[10m] “A Grave for New York” is by this poet, who also wrote a poetry collection that transports the 11th-century poet Mihyar into modern times.
ANSWER: Adunis (“ah-doh-NEES”) [or Adonis; or Ali Ahmad Said Esber]
[10e] In “A Grave for New York,” this country “poured a river of anger,” where Adunis rose on one bank and this country’s author Kahlil Gibran rose on the other.
ANSWER: Lebanon [or Lebanese Republic or Lubnān or al-Jumhūriyya al-Lubnāniyya]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Nationals | 04/22/2023 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
Data
| Georgia Tech A | Cornell A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| WUSTL B | Penn A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |