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The Diameter of the Bomb
by Yehuda Amichai
translated by Chana Bloch and Stephen Mitchell

Yehuda Amichai: A Life of Poetry 1948-1994
This site contains a book review of a collection of Amichai's poetry and a discussion of his style. Do you agree with the idea in the review that Amichai's poetry is "comic on a grand scale"? Do you see evidence of this style in "The Diameter of the Bomb"? Write a page agreeing or disagreeing with the author. Start by looking up the literary term comedy.

 


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