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Poem of the Day: ‘When Earth’s Last Picture Is Painted’

Kipling was an Aesthete, and it shows up from time to time in his short stories, his interests in art, and his poetry. Here he pictures heaven for the artist as the chance for cosmic art.

Portrait of Rudyard Kipling, 1891, detail, by John Collier.
Portrait of Rudyard Kipling, 1891, detail, by John Collier. Via Wikimedia Commons

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