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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... trying to be second - rate . In the fourth part I round back to personal views assuming that you share my passionate concern with the present state of poetry and its future . I suspect that at almost any age in the past , in any ...
... trying to be second - rate . In the fourth part I round back to personal views assuming that you share my passionate concern with the present state of poetry and its future . I suspect that at almost any age in the past , in any ...
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... trying to describe a painting or a symphony . It is too concrete , too much a matter of immediate experience . A ... tried to perform it and found it impossible , dull , affected , or embarrassingly awkward . Most often it " goes to ...
... trying to describe a painting or a symphony . It is too concrete , too much a matter of immediate experience . A ... tried to perform it and found it impossible , dull , affected , or embarrassingly awkward . Most often it " goes to ...
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... trying to make the poem funny ; it would be equally in error to dismiss the subject before its serious significance was suggested . But that significance should hover over the details . The strategy is to imply that even those little ...
... trying to make the poem funny ; it would be equally in error to dismiss the subject before its serious significance was suggested . But that significance should hover over the details . The strategy is to imply that even those little ...
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