Latest face, so effortless,
Your great arrival at my eyes,
No one standing near could guess
Your beauty had no home till then;
Precious vagrant, recognise
My look, and do not turn again.
Philip Larkin, “Latest Face”
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
Latest face, so effortless,
Your great arrival at my eyes,
No one standing near could guess
Your beauty had no home till then;
Precious vagrant, recognise
My look, and do not turn again.
Philip Larkin, “Latest Face”