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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... reader's patience by interesting him , and a grey blur is not inherently interesting . By good fortune he has read your first word . Is it such a word that will lead him on to read the second ? The reader begins with the title ...
... reader's patience by interesting him , and a grey blur is not inherently interesting . By good fortune he has read your first word . Is it such a word that will lead him on to read the second ? The reader begins with the title ...
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... reader feels that the poet is crying wolf with insufficient cause , he is very apt to lose sympathy quickly . To go again to journalism for an analogy , it is sometimes said that the perfect lead is " Damn , ' said the Duchess , as she ...
... reader feels that the poet is crying wolf with insufficient cause , he is very apt to lose sympathy quickly . To go again to journalism for an analogy , it is sometimes said that the perfect lead is " Damn , ' said the Duchess , as she ...
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... READER'S DIGEST or the embarrassing quotations in THE NEW YORKER . The search is for instant ecstasy , something personal , precious , and ephemeral . While there are , of course , great lyrics in the history of poetry , there are also ...
... READER'S DIGEST or the embarrassing quotations in THE NEW YORKER . The search is for instant ecstasy , something personal , precious , and ephemeral . While there are , of course , great lyrics in the history of poetry , there are also ...
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