Round 1: Tossup 16

A poem by this author describes a “man and woman daunsinge (“DAWN-sing”), signifying matrimonie,” (10[1])quoting an ancestor’s work, The Boke Named The Governour. Another poem by this author moves from an empty pool in a rose garden to a “place of disaffection,” the London Underground. A personal motto of Mary, Queen of Scots ends a poem by this author titled for a village that now holds his ashes. (10[1])This author drew on his upbringing (-5[1])in St. Louis in a poem that evokes the Mississippi River as a “strong brown god.” (10[1]-5[1])A set of poems by this author includes the opening lines, “time present and time past / are both perhaps present in time future” and “in my beginning is my end.” For 10 points, name this poet who included “The Dry Salvages (“sal-VAY-jiz”)” and “Burnt (10[1])Norton” (10[1])in the collection Four Quartets. ■END■ (10[4]0[1])

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