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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... trying to be second - rate . In the fourth part I round back to personal views - assuming that you share my passionate concern with the present state of poetry and its future . I suspect that at almost any age in the past , in any ...
... trying to be second - rate . In the fourth part I round back to personal views - assuming that you share my passionate concern with the present state of poetry and its future . I suspect that at almost any age in the past , in any ...
Page 71
... trying to make poets sound like fools , but there is a kind of hallucination about the very best poetry to which one has to find a key . Such poetry includes the keys . For a simple ex- ample , consider that utilitarian horse in ...
... trying to make poets sound like fools , but there is a kind of hallucination about the very best poetry to which one has to find a key . Such poetry includes the keys . For a simple ex- ample , consider that utilitarian horse in ...
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... trying to do . I go again to a dramatic analogy . A director has his expanse of space to employ . If he ignores the empty reaches , they speak for themselves and belittle the scene he is bringing to performance . A poem has rhythm ...
... trying to do . I go again to a dramatic analogy . A director has his expanse of space to employ . If he ignores the empty reaches , they speak for themselves and belittle the scene he is bringing to performance . A poem has rhythm ...
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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