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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... forces you to see the poem as a thing , an art object , no more subject to restatement than would be a statue . Also , notice , it forces you to see . Poetry is primarily an audi- tory experience , but since most people come in contact ...
... forces you to see the poem as a thing , an art object , no more subject to restatement than would be a statue . Also , notice , it forces you to see . Poetry is primarily an audi- tory experience , but since most people come in contact ...
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... force . Thus all creativity . Thus all interference of the divine in animal order . For every Christ we lose ten thousand crusaders and yet , except for these explosions of divinity , what would our lives mean ? Indeed , what do our ...
... force . Thus all creativity . Thus all interference of the divine in animal order . For every Christ we lose ten thousand crusaders and yet , except for these explosions of divinity , what would our lives mean ? Indeed , what do our ...
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... forces and suggests the human reference with perhaps just a phrase somewhere ( “ like me ” ) to tip off , light up , all those provocative hints . A second ... force and stark cleanliness dipping , rising on heat , 154 The Poet and the Poem.
... forces and suggests the human reference with perhaps just a phrase somewhere ( “ like me ” ) to tip off , light up , all those provocative hints . A second ... force and stark cleanliness dipping , rising on heat , 154 The Poet and the Poem.
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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