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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... playing , he says - follow- ing chord with chord , melodic unit or phrase with phrase , never exactly repeating music he ... play near cacaphony and still obey the inner logic of the develop- ing , unfolding music . Similarly , the poet ...
... playing , he says - follow- ing chord with chord , melodic unit or phrase with phrase , never exactly repeating music he ... play near cacaphony and still obey the inner logic of the develop- ing , unfolding music . Similarly , the poet ...
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... play - within - the - play of Claudius ' guilt , having just decided against killing Claudius at prayer , having , in his mother's bedroom , stabbed Polonius behind the arras , thinking he was the king , Hamlet , so inordinately ...
... play - within - the - play of Claudius ' guilt , having just decided against killing Claudius at prayer , having , in his mother's bedroom , stabbed Polonius behind the arras , thinking he was the king , Hamlet , so inordinately ...
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... play wind as fingers toy with limber clay . . . The wingtips curl and play the wind like clay with random shaping . . . As sculptors toy with clay , the curling tips play wind with feathered fingers . . . No , none works exactly ; but ...
... play wind as fingers toy with limber clay . . . The wingtips curl and play the wind like clay with random shaping . . . As sculptors toy with clay , the curling tips play wind with feathered fingers . . . No , none works exactly ; but ...
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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