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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... spirit slid : and it was he That made the ship to go . The sails at noon left off their tune , And the ship stood still also . The Sun , right up above the mast , Had fixed her to the ocean : But in a minute she ' gan stir , With a ...
... spirit slid : and it was he That made the ship to go . The sails at noon left off their tune , And the ship stood still also . The Sun , right up above the mast , Had fixed her to the ocean : But in a minute she ' gan stir , With a ...
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... Spirit , who returneth southward . Backwards and forwards half her length With a short uneasy motion . Then like a pawing horse let go , She made a sudden bound : It flung the blood into my head , And I fell down in a swound . How long ...
... Spirit , who returneth southward . Backwards and forwards half her length With a short uneasy motion . Then like a pawing horse let go , She made a sudden bound : It flung the blood into my head , And I fell down in a swound . How long ...
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... SPIRIT " Come , Holy Spirit , heavenly Dove , With all thy quickening powers , Kindle a flame of sacred love , In these cold hearts of ours . In vain we tune our formal songs , In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our ...
... SPIRIT " Come , Holy Spirit , heavenly Dove , With all thy quickening powers , Kindle a flame of sacred love , In these cold hearts of ours . In vain we tune our formal songs , In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our ...
Contents
OUTLINE FOR A DEFENSE | 1 |
LIONS IN THE PATH | 23 |
THE READING AND THE READINGS OF THE POEM | 39 |
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