Poetry: A.D. Hope: Poet of the Antipodes

New Cratylus, Hope describes his acquisitionsrnin aggressive, almost imperialisticrnterms, doubtlessly knowing he wouldrnscandalize his critics: "I explored andrnplundered other languages, mostly byrnmy own efforts, with a few helpingrnlessons from professional teachers."rnHope excuses his greed by explaining, "ifrnwe go straight to the poetry in learningrnanother language, we get to the . . .