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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... Marianne Moore for her sense of language ( albeit she tends rather more toward the ornate than a poet ought ) , to Ransom for his sense of art ( for , that is , the in- fallible strategy of his poems ) , to MacLeish for his sense of the ...
... Marianne Moore for her sense of language ( albeit she tends rather more toward the ornate than a poet ought ) , to Ransom for his sense of art ( for , that is , the in- fallible strategy of his poems ) , to MacLeish for his sense of the ...
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... Marianne Moore , for example ) solve the problem of meter by syllable counting . A line for Marianne Moore may be 19 or 23 or 6 syllables , regardless of the number of stresses ; and she makes sure you notice this by dividing lines in ...
... Marianne Moore , for example ) solve the problem of meter by syllable counting . A line for Marianne Moore may be 19 or 23 or 6 syllables , regardless of the number of stresses ; and she makes sure you notice this by dividing lines in ...
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... Marianne Moore , William Carlos Williams ) who destroy their poetry by reading it aloud ; but this is not merely a comment on their theatrical ineptitude . It relates directly to weaknesses in their work which ( regardless of its other ...
... Marianne Moore , William Carlos Williams ) who destroy their poetry by reading it aloud ; but this is not merely a comment on their theatrical ineptitude . It relates directly to weaknesses in their work which ( regardless of its other ...
Contents
FOOTHILLS OF PARNASSUSOR WHY BOTHER? | 14 |
Six Senses of the Poet | 20 |
Pole Vaulting Does Not Require an Individual Style | 34 |
Copyright | |
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