The Poet and the PoemThe author summarizes his knowledge and lively opinions of the art, dealing with every aspect, from the moment of inspiration through the workshop labors, to publication and interpretation. |
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... kind of West Point of the Establish- ment , was , for a period , " strange . " There was a wave of poetry in the mails and in the magazines which sought to evoke wonder , a sense of the uncanny , the incongruous , the surrealistic ; and ...
... kind of West Point of the Establish- ment , was , for a period , " strange . " There was a wave of poetry in the mails and in the magazines which sought to evoke wonder , a sense of the uncanny , the incongruous , the surrealistic ; and ...
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... kind of fugue : They call it easing the Spring : it is perfectly easy If you have any strength in your thumb : like ... kind of language to bear on another . It applies , in a sense , always the wrong terminology . Unless there is some ...
... kind of fugue : They call it easing the Spring : it is perfectly easy If you have any strength in your thumb : like ... kind of language to bear on another . It applies , in a sense , always the wrong terminology . Unless there is some ...
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... kind of town did Anyone live in ? Reverse a cliché , " How pretty ! " and you have the first clue : it is a town in which beauty is reduced to prettiness and eloquence to clichés . That kind of wrenching of the idiom of the streets is ...
... kind of town did Anyone live in ? Reverse a cliché , " How pretty ! " and you have the first clue : it is a town in which beauty is reduced to prettiness and eloquence to clichés . That kind of wrenching of the idiom of the streets is ...
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an ear for poetry | 7 |
amateur tradesman professional | 17 |
enter the critic | 27 |
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