Death of the author

[Todd]

Allusion is a fine line. I like Leanne's point on using what is culturally familiar. I also personally fond of blending works that may have similar ideas. It's a fine balance; the goal is to provide depth, clarity of a sort, and a more enjoyable understanding of the poem when it opens up. It shouldn't be a narcissistic reading list. The balance though is it shouldn't be spelled out in a way that assumes readers are ignorant. If they don't get fairly common allusions, they probably need to read more.