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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Page 66
... variety of mockery - without humor but also not without overwhelming compassion . Those lines might easily have been rearranged to conclude with keep , sleep and reap ; it would make for a starker , more dramatic effect --but less ...
... variety of mockery - without humor but also not without overwhelming compassion . Those lines might easily have been rearranged to conclude with keep , sleep and reap ; it would make for a starker , more dramatic effect --but less ...
Page 173
... variety of advertising copy , and this is no place for the idle rhymester unless he is willing to work hard at developing the skills and knowledge of an exacting trade . Becoming a poet is quite another thing . If you want to compete ...
... variety of advertising copy , and this is no place for the idle rhymester unless he is willing to work hard at developing the skills and knowledge of an exacting trade . Becoming a poet is quite another thing . If you want to compete ...
Page 192
... variety and spectacle of life , tenderness , enjoyment of and respect for one's cohabitants of the spinning dust . Don't groan . Sure , I know we've had altogether too much affirmative literature from the dead center of society ...
... variety and spectacle of life , tenderness , enjoyment of and respect for one's cohabitants of the spinning dust . Don't groan . Sure , I know we've had altogether too much affirmative literature from the dead center of society ...
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