Elliot R. Wolfson
The poet perceives the difficulty stemming not from forgetting Jerusalem, but in failing to remember Babylon. If the cleft of forgetfulness is forgotten, there can be no memory, and no truth can be uttered, no blessing bestowed. Only when one reaches the limit of oblivion can one begin to remember, and rivers dark shall flood into oceans bright.
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“There is a crack in everything.
That’s how the light gets in.”
Listen here to two of the songs mentioned in the article:
Joan of Arc
The Night Comes On
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