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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Judson Jerome. phenomenon of communication apart from direct statement is counterstatement . Often when I am reading ... direct communication you would have if , for instance , the author jumped Statement and Counter - Statement 105.
Judson Jerome. phenomenon of communication apart from direct statement is counterstatement . Often when I am reading ... direct communication you would have if , for instance , the author jumped Statement and Counter - Statement 105.
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... direct , metaphoric whiff of the carcass . Second stanza . Good balance of incomplete phrase ( com- plementing " Hideous bird " ) , but work , we learn , means flying . This seems wrong to me as the work of the buzzard might just as ...
... direct , metaphoric whiff of the carcass . Second stanza . Good balance of incomplete phrase ( com- plementing " Hideous bird " ) , but work , we learn , means flying . This seems wrong to me as the work of the buzzard might just as ...
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... direct applications in the practice of poetry , but I will settle on one . Stop , dear poets , defining poetry in terms of the personal subjective lyric . Get some people in your poems besides yourself . The lyric , lovely and powerful ...
... direct applications in the practice of poetry , but I will settle on one . Stop , dear poets , defining poetry in terms of the personal subjective lyric . Get some people in your poems besides yourself . The lyric , lovely and powerful ...
Contents
FOOTHILLS OF PARNASSUSOR WHY BOTHER? | 14 |
Six Senses of the Poet | 20 |
Pole Vaulting Does Not Require an Individual Style | 34 |
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