The Poet and the PoemA discussion of the poet's inherent attitudes, the more technical matters of verse writing, and the application of principles to actual practice. |
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... imply all three conditions : says who ? to whom ? and , why ? Try reading your own poems as though every one were direct address , with an implied " you " . I think you will find that those which come alive , which spring from the page ...
... imply all three conditions : says who ? to whom ? and , why ? Try reading your own poems as though every one were direct address , with an implied " you " . I think you will find that those which come alive , which spring from the page ...
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... imply things it appears not to mean to say . Unless that happens , unless there are two distinct lines of ... implied emotional stance or tone . One might say Miniver Cheevey's life was a disaster because he could not reconcile himself ...
... imply things it appears not to mean to say . Unless that happens , unless there are two distinct lines of ... implied emotional stance or tone . One might say Miniver Cheevey's life was a disaster because he could not reconcile himself ...
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... implies that the sweetness of the dream of labor is in its fertility , its productiveness . The fact is richly potent . The thing bears seed of thought ... imply . THE DANCER AND THE DANCE O body swayed to music 114 The Poet and the Poem.
... implies that the sweetness of the dream of labor is in its fertility , its productiveness . The fact is richly potent . The thing bears seed of thought ... imply . THE DANCER AND THE DANCE O body swayed to music 114 The Poet and the Poem.
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