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Farewell to the Mentors Old bachelors to whom I’ve turned For comfort in my life, I find you less than useful now I’ve children and a wife; And though you’re great on Weltschmerz, loss, Lust, irony, old age, I draw a blank when looking for Advice on teenage rage; On sibling rivalry and rows I can’t begin to rate you, You’re silent when it comes to screams Of “Dad, I really hate you.” So get you gone, Fitz., Edgar, Wystan, And dear old Housman too; It’s clear that at this juncture I Need other guides than you.  You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. ...

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