Question

Two lovers in a poem by this author secretly move “their faces, their lips” closer together unbeknownst to the shop owner in the back. (15[1])In a translation by Edmund Keeley, a speaker created by this author imagines the reader buying “fine things” like “mother of pearl and coral.” At the end of a poem by this author, the speaker is told “you’ve wasted your life here, in this small corner.” People in a poem by this author are (*) dazzled by “elegant canes (10[1])beautifully worked in silver and gold.” In one poem by this author of “The City,” the speaker advises, “hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery.” In a poem by this author, consuls and senators wait for the title group who “were a kind of solution.” For 10 points, the poems “Ithaka” (10[1])and “Waiting for the Barbarians” are by what early 20th Century Greek poet? ■END■

ANSWER: Constantine P. Cavafy [or C. P. Cavafy; or Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis] (The lead-in is “He Asked about the Quality.”)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond WangCornell EarthRochester B2315
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αRochester A8110
Cade ReinbergerRITCornell Fire13810

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y3100%33%0%80.67
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y875%38%13%98.17