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The story of Gunn’s poetic development is essentially traced in that subtle movement from a severe to a lightly mitigated classicism; from the authority that comes from high standards and traditional norms to a stance no less classical but humanized by compassion. His life in San Francisco gradually weaned him from the conservative prosody and impersonality of his involvement with the “movement,” a school of poetry active in England in the 1950’s. He has, however, never lost his dedication to craft nor allowed his sympathy with the homosexual mythography of San Francisco to distract him with its favorite idioms of free verse and strident voice. Despite an occasional dip into more supple syllabics and verse forms, Gunn remains metrically correct. The Sense of Movement continues Gunn’s exploration of the active versus the contemplative existential hero. Here the pose, poise, or panache of the hero is more important than the goal of the action, the movement constituting its own meaning. The volume introduces Gunn’s idealized “American myth of the motorcyclist, then in its infancy, of the wild man part free spirit and part hoodlum”; his motorcyclist series is based on Andrew Marvell’s mower poems. Gunn admits that the book is largely derivative (“a second work of apprenticeship”), partaking of Yvor Winters’s formalism, William Butler Yeats’s theory of the mask, and Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist philosophy of engaged action. Boss Cupid echoes the elegiac style of The Man with Night Sweats, its three sections examining the loss of friends, lovers, and even, in one case, a lifestyle. Rather than focusing entirely on loss, however, the collection also explores the sexual allure of youth, and renewal and recovery. Frank references to “the sexual New Jerusalem” of Gunn’s younger years are here, and in “Saturday Night,” he writes a genuinely affecting lament for the sex and drugs scene of the mid-1970’s. It moves beyond the endpoints referenced in The Man with Night Sweats and his subsequent Collected Poems by pushing the boundaries of his poetry to include, in one loose whole, the makings of legend, myth, phantasmagoria, and autobiography. Historic, mythic figures such as Arachne and King David make appearances here, as well as the homeless, college students, and social deviants (as in his five “songs for Jeffrey Dahmer” grouped under the title “Troubadour”). His edgy wit, lyric versatility, and adept caricatures of personas help make this collection a powerful reminder that every life is “dense/ with fine compacted difference.”

The Man with Night Sweats” became the most heartfelt publication of Gunn’s career at a time of great struggle. It discusses the impediments of AIDS that plagued his dear friends and the effects it has on them and himself. He says, “My poetry is an attempt to grasp, with grasp meaning both to take hold of in a first bid at possession, and also to understand.” With personal loss as well as overcoming hurt to himself he goes on to say, “my writing poetry has in fact become a certain stage in my coping with the world,” he tells us, “or in the way I try to understand what happens to me and inside me.” Gunn puts himself in their shoes and the world around them as it is changing.Gunn received critical acclaim for The Man with Night Sweats, recognized for its unsentimental examination of AIDS, death, and neglected members of contemporary American society. He wrote the poems during 1982 to 1988, a period when the AIDS epidemic was devastating the gay community and the global community shared widespread homophobia and concerns over its transmission. Here the topic of AIDS seemed a theme to which Gunn could attach a particular passion and poetic craft, a place to offer heartbreaking poems of young men struggling with a disease that consumes them with fear and its cruelty. The skepticism of his past poetry here gives way to elegy and lament, lyrical meditation, and a form of rage that is finely tooled with his poetic balance. Night Sweat’ by Robert Lowell talks about the speaker’s anguish and frustration as he struggles with “life’s fever”.

Plagiarism is never tolerated. Writers and editors caught stealing content or improperly citing sources are immediately terminated, and we will work to rectify the situation with the original publisher(s) Finally, however, there is no defense, and the poet must accompany the “bag of ash” that constitutes the remains of the AIDS victim to its unstable resting place (“Scattered on a coastal ridge”), where a greater diffusion in nature and time suggests that even death cannot separate the mourner from the world he and the victim share: May you lastly reach the shore, Joining tide without intent, Only worried any more By the currents’ argument. Time, April 24, 2000, Paul Gray, "Poems of Love and Death: Thom Gunn's Boss Cupid Portrays No Winged Angel," p. 80. There is some evidence that regular exercise can lower the thermoneutral zone, causing people to start sweating at lower temperatures than usual. For example, eight to 14 days spent exercising in a hot environment can cause changes in your thermoneutral zone that may contribute to night sweats. While exercise is healthy, night sweats are also considered a symptom of sports overtraining, and it is important to discuss any new or concerning symptoms with your doctor. Keep Cool: Although night sweats occur regardless of ambient temperature, turning on your air conditioning, buying a mattress that sleeps cool, or using breathable bedding can be more comfortable and help reduce sweating. It is also easier to get a good night’s sleep if your room is set to a comfortable temperature.

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