One of the Dangerous Trades: Essays on the Work and Workings of PoetryAn examination of the poet's place in society as seen by a poet who is also a publisher. |
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... editor , for as editor I can remain that most desirable of beings , a means to an end . I once asked a poet and friend I intensely admired whether he might want to take a look at some of my unpublished poems , and he replied , in effect ...
... editor , for as editor I can remain that most desirable of beings , a means to an end . I once asked a poet and friend I intensely admired whether he might want to take a look at some of my unpublished poems , and he replied , in effect ...
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... editor I have had the luck to edit books that have drawn me into passionate involvements with molecular biology ... editor knows the author better than the author knows the editor ; occasionally better , the editor suspects , than the ...
... editor I have had the luck to edit books that have drawn me into passionate involvements with molecular biology ... editor knows the author better than the author knows the editor ; occasionally better , the editor suspects , than the ...
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... editor uses to deal with the author , the agent , the art director , the publicist , the sales department , the president of the corporation , the board of directors , and , occasionally , the stockholders . Editors report to some ...
... editor uses to deal with the author , the agent , the art director , the publicist , the sales department , the president of the corporation , the board of directors , and , occasionally , the stockholders . Editors report to some ...
Contents
One of the Dangerous Trades | 3 |
The Great Predicament of Poetry | 11 |
The Refuge of the Present Tense | 17 |
Copyright | |
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