This foreboding in the minds of a poet defies reason. It is this defiance embedded within reality that thwarts the conceits of secularization. It is this rebellion against the tyranny of reason that Calasso suggests makes us human. It is this idea of humanity that he defends. One book at a time, over an illustrious life time.
Read MoreOne July afternoon, in midtown Manhattan, I saw a shadow come over me and looked up to see this passing contraption.