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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... poem might be thought of as a score for music , a set of instructions to a reader telling him how to perform . It is not , notice , mere communication of meaning , but communication of a total response . The practical consequence may ...
... poem might be thought of as a score for music , a set of instructions to a reader telling him how to perform . It is not , notice , mere communication of meaning , but communication of a total response . The practical consequence may ...
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... poem seems to me much less exciting , less sensa- tional ; it has less impact . I am not trying to damn my poem ; I think there is good reason for its having less impact . I think the reasons will be clear as we compare them . Still ...
... poem seems to me much less exciting , less sensa- tional ; it has less impact . I am not trying to damn my poem ; I think there is good reason for its having less impact . I think the reasons will be clear as we compare them . Still ...
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Judson Jerome. THE CASE FOR THE CONVENTIONAL POEM I have accepted the challenge of defending Edgar A. Guest's poem , " Home . " I am not concerned to defend it from its detrac- tors of which I count myself one - but from its defenders ...
Judson Jerome. THE CASE FOR THE CONVENTIONAL POEM I have accepted the challenge of defending Edgar A. Guest's poem , " Home . " I am not concerned to defend it from its detrac- tors of which I count myself one - but from its defenders ...
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