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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... young noisy fellows with foreign cars and a string of publications in all the proper places . Poetry is a going thing these days ; the prosperous times have been generous to the phonograph record , photography , and poetry businesses ...
... young noisy fellows with foreign cars and a string of publications in all the proper places . Poetry is a going thing these days ; the prosperous times have been generous to the phonograph record , photography , and poetry businesses ...
Page 178
... young , the startling , that the search is always for fresh blood . Langston Hughes has a follow- ing , a certain guaranteed readership , as does Ogden Nash . But not many poets can expect any significant numbers of readers to buy each ...
... young , the startling , that the search is always for fresh blood . Langston Hughes has a follow- ing , a certain guaranteed readership , as does Ogden Nash . But not many poets can expect any significant numbers of readers to buy each ...
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... young poets . ( Technical definition department : angry , used in regard to British writing , means attacking the upper class , or Establishment ; beat , used in regard to American writing , means attacking the middle - class , or ...
... young poets . ( Technical definition department : angry , used in regard to British writing , means attacking the upper class , or Establishment ; beat , used in regard to American writing , means attacking the middle - class , or ...
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