User talk:Bergetim/sandbox

Is the title of the poem "Circus of the Sun" or "The Circus of the Sun"? A quick library search suggests the latter. In any event, the page should ideally be created with the correct title, whichever it is.Gcampbel (talk) 22:38, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
 * It looks like when first published it was "The Circus of the Sun" and when reprinted in 33 Poems and Love Had A Compass was also "The Circus of the Sun." However, Circus Days and Nights as well as its introduction call it "Circus of the Sun." At the time I first read the poem it was the most recent reprinting of the poem (a new edition of 33 poems has since come out) but more importantly it happened to be the edition I was using when starting this page. Secondary literature seems inconsistent and I've seen both used. Since two of the three collections I have and the first edition use "The Circus of the Sun" that's what I'll go with. Sorry for the confusion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bergetim (talk • contribs) 18:30, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
 * No apology necessary! You're now well into "analytical bibliography," I'd say, and your decision to go with "majority rule" is probably the best decision.Gcampbel (talk) 21:39, 29 October 2019 (UTC)