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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... things -things which I personally believe are more valuable in poetry ; and while I am glad Cummings happened to the world , I think he fairly exhausted the riches of his techniques . As I have said be- fore , I am committed to the ...
... things -things which I personally believe are more valuable in poetry ; and while I am glad Cummings happened to the world , I think he fairly exhausted the riches of his techniques . As I have said be- fore , I am committed to the ...
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... things reflect our sickness - and to leave it to the reader's imagination how much more so do our more conse- quential acts . Notice , by the way , how , with this much clarification , that word cloudy is revealed to be all wrong . They ...
... things reflect our sickness - and to leave it to the reader's imagination how much more so do our more conse- quential acts . Notice , by the way , how , with this much clarification , that word cloudy is revealed to be all wrong . They ...
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... things , and given the need , you can make use of that material . You , poet , maker , can make . If you can make a poem at the drop of an en- gaging phrase you may , of course , be merely facile and super- ficially skilled ; but you ...
... things , and given the need , you can make use of that material . You , poet , maker , can make . If you can make a poem at the drop of an en- gaging phrase you may , of course , be merely facile and super- ficially skilled ; but you ...
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