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| | Book Review |
 | | Per the standard definition of “eclogue” as a short and conventional poem, Ed Roberson’s City Eclogue is neither. |
 | | But if you look at the true etymology of eclogue, you find it is derived from eklegein, which means “to choose.” That’s interesting, but let’s continue onto the so-called “false” etymology, which says eclogue is derived from aix, goat, and logos, speech, meaning “the tales of goatherders,” or, in other words, pastorals. |
 | | Now that we are nature, a fact that still seems to elude the monument-makers in power, we need to investigate how far our shadow of flesh will be cast. |
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