Question
A poem titled for these objects likely borrowed from a Kóstas Ouránis line about an “autumn afternoon,” according to a Donald Justice note in his “Variations on a Text by” that poem’s author. A Jean de Ruysbroeck epigraph prefaces a prose poem titled for an object of this kind, which opens, “the bad light is near and nothing is real.” The speaker of a poem titled for these objects is beaten with a club and rope while observed by “Thursday days” and “humerus bones.” A medieval practice involving one of these objects titles an (*) Alejandra Pizarnik collection. Black and white examples of these objects title a César Vallejo poem that predicts “I will die in Paris with a rainstorm.” A poem titled for an object of this kind describes a river that “advances and retreats, goes roundabout, / arriving forever.” For 10 points, an Octavio Paz poem is titled for the “Sun” variety of what object? ■END■
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Ariel Faeder | throw away your cards, rally in the streets | Thompson et al. | 80 | 15 |
Evan Ting | Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms | I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire | 94 | 10 |
Kevin Wang | CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU! | UBC | 96 | 10 |