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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... sure to go . lamb was sure to go mar yhAD a ( lit ) le 1 , AM ( bit ) s ( flee ) cew as w ( hit ) e ass ( no ) W , AND EVE r , y , W ( hER ) Et ( hA ) t Mar ywen thE , r lambwaSS ure Togo Faced with so many possibilities , we may wonder ...
... sure to go . lamb was sure to go mar yhAD a ( lit ) le 1 , AM ( bit ) s ( flee ) cew as w ( hit ) e ass ( no ) W , AND EVE r , y , W ( hER ) Et ( hA ) t Mar ywen thE , r lambwaSS ure Togo Faced with so many possibilities , we may wonder ...
Page 68
... sure — but at some point in its composition the responsibility begins to shift from you to it , to this incomplete design on the paper . You must honor its rights , of course , for it to be able to make demands of you . But once it does ...
... sure — but at some point in its composition the responsibility begins to shift from you to it , to this incomplete design on the paper . You must honor its rights , of course , for it to be able to make demands of you . But once it does ...
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... Sure , we must say patiently - sure . There is no sense we do not make . But we can make . Shakespeare made . Whatever misery he may have suffered , his private self , his very identity has been rubbed away . But his work stands ...
... Sure , we must say patiently - sure . There is no sense we do not make . But we can make . Shakespeare made . Whatever misery he may have suffered , his private self , his very identity has been rubbed away . But his work stands ...
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