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Adam Kirsch is the author of a new collection of essays on contemporary poetry, The Modern Element (Norton). His second collection of poems, Invasions, will be published in April by Ivan R. Dee.

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The Gothic silhouette and flying spire

Adam Kirsch

The Gothic silhouette and flying spire
Address the campus with a confidence
Inherited from buttresses and choirs
Adapted to the Catholic skies of France.

From the Winter 2008 Issue

Winter 2008 Issue Cover “The Gothic silhouette and flying spire” is part of the Winter 2008 issue of Virginia Quarterly Review, which also features essays, fiction, poetry, book reviews, and humor. Subscribe today for just $32.

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