The Art of Reading PoetryFarrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1941 - 519 pages I do not believe that poetry is mysterious or esoteric. It is for all who can read, who can call words, who have rhythm enough, by nature, so that a jazz orchestra sets feet and hands in motion. Likewise, this invitation is to all. But it is, especially, invitation to those regretfully convinced that poetry is not for them, and to those who think they prefer the unequivocating directness of prose. It is invitation to labor, and after labor, entrance upon pleasure "not to be chang'd by place or time," the peculiar pleasure which poetry is. - Invitation to reading. |
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... reason remains in him . . . . Poets are the inter- preters of the divinities.2 Such ideas are not isolated in the history of literature . They range from Plato all the way to Ezra Pound and the Dadaists of contemporary France ...
... reason remains in him . . . . Poets are the inter- preters of the divinities.2 Such ideas are not isolated in the history of literature . They range from Plato all the way to Ezra Pound and the Dadaists of contemporary France ...
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... Reason to the soul ; and , as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky , Not light us here , so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent , not to assure our doubtful way , But guide us upward to a better day . And as those nightly ...
... Reason to the soul ; and , as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky , Not light us here , so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent , not to assure our doubtful way , But guide us upward to a better day . And as those nightly ...
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... reason or another . The reasons for such variations ought to become clear once the basic rhythm has been found . When difficulty arises because rhythm is not readily apparent , tapping out time with the fingers on a table , or reading ...
... reason or another . The reasons for such variations ought to become clear once the basic rhythm has been found . When difficulty arises because rhythm is not readily apparent , tapping out time with the fingers on a table , or reading ...
Contents
OUTLINE FOR A DEFENSE | 1 |
LIONS IN THE PATH | 23 |
THE READING AND THE READINGS OF THE POEM | 39 |
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