Question

In one poem, this author included equations stating that [read slowly] the title place plus the title place equals “a hole in the earth’s aura leaking rivers of madness,” and the title place minus the title place equals “the sun.” This author ended a collection with an elegy that concludes, “Dust, gathering on the seasons’ windowpanes, / covers the mirrors / and collects on your hands.” (15[1])That collection by this author has sections titled “The Sorcerer of Dust” and “The Knight of Strange Words.” The lines (*) “Up to now, Earth has been drawn as a pear / I mean breast” open a poem by this author (10[1])whose section addressing Walt Whitman repeatedly declares, (10[1])“the hour announces (10[1])the time.” This author made the first complete translation of The Metamorphoses into Arabic. (10[1])For 10 points, “A Grave (10[1])for New York” (10[1])and Songs (10[1])of Mihyar are by (10[1])what Syrian poet with a mythological pen name? ■END■

ANSWER: Adunis [or Adonis or Ali Ahmad Said Esber]
<Mitch McCullar, World Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eric Bobrowwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gpCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!6515
Nick JensenThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Subremembrance of lost time10510
Rahul KeyalThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)In Search of Things Past11210
ar RamjiHang et al., Robert BrowningTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness11510
Jason GolfinosSaint Peter Andre 3000[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?12910
Vedul PalavajjhalaI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleTeam Name Think Detail13410
Jordan BrownsteinThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubI would prefer not to13710
Milan FernandezThe CanadiansRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill13910
Rob CarsonBHSUEvans Hall destruction awaiters14310

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%11%0%119.89