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The Tyrant of the Past and the Slave of the Future
The Tyrant of the Past and the Slave of the Future Author:Christopher Davis The problem of evil, as it was euphemistically called in theology classes, is Christopher Davis's haunting muse. It disrupts the decorum an insulations we erect against it, so the manners of Davis's passionate poems, rough and tender both, are "rude," as if to fight fire with fire. His title is almost a riddle. What's tyrant of the past and slav... more »e of the future, at once? Rage, I'd guess, but here's a poet who's written "I'll keep loving all I'm given to / love, there's no other revenge." His work is a great pleasure to know.« less