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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... truth that can be felt between the fingers and counted , has particularly been the ob- session of poets of our time - as when Elizabeth Bishop looks at a fish , half out of the water : I admired his sullen face , the mechanism of his ...
... truth that can be felt between the fingers and counted , has particularly been the ob- session of poets of our time - as when Elizabeth Bishop looks at a fish , half out of the water : I admired his sullen face , the mechanism of his ...
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... truth , And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow : And yet to times in hope my verse shall stand Praising thy worth , despite his cruel hand . But the motion of rising and falling continues . That paradox in line eight , capped by ...
... truth , And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow : And yet to times in hope my verse shall stand Praising thy worth , despite his cruel hand . But the motion of rising and falling continues . That paradox in line eight , capped by ...
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... truth ? Since when has the truth ( i.e. , historical truth ) ever been enough ? Your job is to make life better by showing not what it has been but can be . Hearing then what may be only a chance combination of words , " the cluttered ...
... truth ? Since when has the truth ( i.e. , historical truth ) ever been enough ? Your job is to make life better by showing not what it has been but can be . Hearing then what may be only a chance combination of words , " the cluttered ...
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