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Anthony Hecht biographical notes SAUL AND DAVID It was a villainous spirit, snub-nosed, foul Of breath, thick-taloned and malevolent, That squatted within him wheresoever he went .......And possessed the soul of Saul. There was no peace on pillow or on throne. In dreams the toothless, dwarfed, and squinny-eyed Started a joyful rumor that he had died .......Unfriended and alone. The doctors were ...

Anthony Hecht in conversation with Philip Hoy - published October 2001 by Between The Lines, Interviews with Poets series. Hecht talks in unprecedented detail about his life and work.