Question

In a set of poems titled for this practice, the speaker hopes for “clouds of thy sweet Vapour” to “circumcise” his eyes before asking “shall spirits thus my Mammularies Suck?” Louis Martz’s work on the “poetry of” this practice traces Edward Baxter’s influence on a collection of over 200 poems titled for this practice, such as “I am the Living Bread,” that were discovered at Yale in the 1930s. This practice titles a poem that declares, “I can’t even enjoy a blade of grass unless (15[1])I know there’s a (*) subway (10[1])handy, (10[1]-5[1])or a record store.” A poet who wrote several essays about Edward Taylor’s (-5[1])“preparatory” works titled for this practice (10[1])also used it (10[1])to title (10[1])a poem (10[1])that opens, “all the new thinking is about loss.” (10[2])This practice “in an Emergency” (10[2])titles Frank O’Hara’s follow-up to Lunch Poems. (-5[1])For 10 (10[1])points, a Robert Hass poem set at Lagunitas is titled for what devotional (10[1])practice? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: meditations [or word forms like meditating; accept Preparatory Meditations or Meditations in an Emergency or “Meditation at Lagunitas”]
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1593%7%20%119.21

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cindy GaoNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)The Jeam Team8415
Jason ChenggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!8910
Milan FernandezThe Empire Bikes BackI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)9010
LouLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoThe Oldest Men in the World90-5
Chris RayWe Need New Namessticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone103-5
Andrew WangPunished "Venom" BHSUit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown10910
Raymond WangAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer11210
Stephen LiuLisan al-QuibThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see11410
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Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)12510
Eric BobrowRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: AAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret12510
Matt BollingerBHSU BA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence13010
William GoldenThe Dyatlov Passement incidentLMM's LLM MLM13010
Jim FanMindgoblin of Little Hobbeswhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything137-5
Taylor Harveysticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneWe Need New Names13910
Fred GarveyLes Missourablesvar merchants15210
Halle FriedmanThe Oldest Men in the WorldLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago15410
Chinmay Kansarawhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingMindgoblin of Little Hobbes1540