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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... less for readers than for listeners . And much bad poetry might be forestalled if poets made the initial effort to hear their own poems . Try one of your own by reading it aloud . Does your tongue tangle ? Do you hear your syntax ...
... less for readers than for listeners . And much bad poetry might be forestalled if poets made the initial effort to hear their own poems . Try one of your own by reading it aloud . Does your tongue tangle ? Do you hear your syntax ...
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... less interest to poet or reader , both of whom are concerned with the interplay of abstractions which the symbols stand for . A parable is somewhat richer , less ingenious , less elaborate , but more concrete , more fully created . The ...
... less interest to poet or reader , both of whom are concerned with the interplay of abstractions which the symbols stand for . A parable is somewhat richer , less ingenious , less elaborate , but more concrete , more fully created . The ...
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Judson Jerome. Her own flights of fancy , as imaginative as his , seem less learned , less studied , less conventional . One hears the tones of earnest struggling for a way of expressing transcendent feeling- not the formulae of ...
Judson Jerome. Her own flights of fancy , as imaginative as his , seem less learned , less studied , less conventional . One hears the tones of earnest struggling for a way of expressing transcendent feeling- not the formulae of ...
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an ear for poetry | 7 |
amateur tradesman professional | 17 |
enter the critic | 27 |
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