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RFK Jr.'s poems to Olivia Nuzzi are peak cringe — so were King Solomon's

JL;DR SUMMARY Mira Fox humorously draws parallels between the poetry attributed to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the biblical Song of Songs, highlighting the long-standing tradition of racy and metaphor-laden love poetry. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish TraditionMetaphorKing SolomonHumorRfk Jr.Song Of SongsInterpretationOlivia NuzziErotic PoetryLiterary Comparison

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"The book is traditionally believed to be by King Solomon, one of the most venerated kings of ancient Israel, known for his wisdom."

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