Question

This poet writes “Today / you would not be / lonely” to conclude a poem addressed to a Frenchman who would be “a hundred years old / this October.” This author of “Ode to Jean Arthur Rimbaud” is the dedicatee of an Elégie by lifelong friend Louis Aragon, written after an earthquake wrecked this author’s house in 1965. A speech by this author quotes a Rimbaud “prophecy” that describes the conquest of “the (*) splendid city” through “burning patience.” As a teenager, this poet neglected university studies of French to write a collection whose last poem describes sex as an encounter of “hungering teeth” and “entwined bodies.” This poet’s collections Spain in Our Hearts and Residence on Earth (10[4])draw (10[3])on his time as a diplomat (10[1])in Europe. For 10 points, name this poet who wrote “The memory of you emerges from the night around me” (10[1])to begin his “Song of Despair.” ■END■

ANSWER: Pablo Neruda [or Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto; accept Elégie à Pablo Néruda] (The third sentence refers to Neruda’s Nobel speech.)
<Will Alston, World Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew WangThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)BHSU11610
James OreficeHang et al., Robert BrowningEvans Hall destruction awaiters11610
Ned TagtmeierIn Search of Things PastSaint Peter Andre 300011610
Matt JacksonThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubThe Canadians11610
Mitch McCullarDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub11710
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think Detailremembrance of lost time11710
Chris RayTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?11710
William GoldenRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble12310
Jim FanQuasicrystal SilenceI would prefer not to14310

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%0%0%120.11