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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... eyes at times should start with tears . The very con- tainment of gesture makes for this effect , the very futility of words and inadequacy of physical action . John Crowe Ransom is one of the subtlest at working tears from my own ugly ...
... eyes at times should start with tears . The very con- tainment of gesture makes for this effect , the very futility of words and inadequacy of physical action . John Crowe Ransom is one of the subtlest at working tears from my own ugly ...
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... eyes , moves our mind away from concrete observation to thought : How can those terrified vague fingers push The feathered glory from her loosening thighs ? And how can body , laid in that white rush , But feel the strange heart beating ...
... eyes , moves our mind away from concrete observation to thought : How can those terrified vague fingers push The feathered glory from her loosening thighs ? And how can body , laid in that white rush , But feel the strange heart beating ...
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... eyes . Like doing a sketch or impro- vising a tune ; it is a rather flashy and superficial way of demon- strating ... eye " on the board . I put it in a rhyme position , started up higher on the board , and , " talking out " my line of ...
... eyes . Like doing a sketch or impro- vising a tune ; it is a rather flashy and superficial way of demon- strating ... eye " on the board . I put it in a rhyme position , started up higher on the board , and , " talking out " my line of ...
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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