Question

Robert Browning praised this author for having “pierced the screen 'twixt thing and word” in a poem that relates a story of this author carving one of his poems into the wainscot with a key. A poem by this author was finally published in 1939 after its manuscript was discovered by W. F. Stead. This poet's The Hop-Garden was panned by John Hill, who this man then mocked in The Hilliad. Antiphonal Hebrew verse inspired a 1200-line (-5[1])poem by this man in which many lines beginning with the word “let” are paired with lines beginning with the word (*) “for.” An oft-excerpted section of that poem by this man describes a “servant of the Living God” as a “mixture of gravity and waggery” who is “of the tribe of Tiger.” For 10 points, name this poet (10[1])who praised his cat Jeoffry (10[2])in (-5[1])Jubilate Agno, which he wrote in a mental asylum. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Christopher Smart [or Kit Smart; accept Mrs Mary Midnight or Ebenezer Pentweazle even though the question doesn't refer to anything he wrote with those pen names, just because they're delightful]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matt JacksonChicago AWUSTL76-5
John LawrenceAmartya Senpai Notice MeEpic Games13410
Jordan BrownsteinMaryland B-Chicago B13910
Mitch McCullarIllinois A+Michigan13910
NickMojo ShojoOSU140-5
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTLChicago A1500
Clark SmithOSUMojo Shojo15010

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y580%0%40%140.50
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y333%0%67%107.00
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y367%0%67%145.50
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y367%0%33%150.00
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y450%0%50%95.00
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y250%0%50%131.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y30%0%67%0.00