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Published 20 hours ago • verified publisher icon palewire

What is the proper orientation of "life hurl my?"

Open palewire opened this issue 1 year ago • 1 comments

The first edition of "is 5," scanned at the Los Angeles Public Library, shows the poem rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

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In contrast, the "Complete Poems" collection edited by George Firmage, which scholars consider to be the authoritative source on the author's intent, shows the poem rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise.

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Why are they different? Which should we use on our site?

palewire avatar Nov 29 '22 13:11 palewire