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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... reason to haul us into solitary confinement , especially since , in this century as in others , a deep dedication to ... reasons that may lie entirely at my door , though some of these poets have been my masters , none has , exactly ...
... reason to haul us into solitary confinement , especially since , in this century as in others , a deep dedication to ... reasons that may lie entirely at my door , though some of these poets have been my masters , none has , exactly ...
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... reason why its practitioners are so profoundly attached that its withering can sometimes cause death — at least the death of personality . Through poetry they retain touch with the sources of their being . The poet requires the roots ...
... reason why its practitioners are so profoundly attached that its withering can sometimes cause death — at least the death of personality . Through poetry they retain touch with the sources of their being . The poet requires the roots ...
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... reason to be at- tracted by any other poet and was not tempted to name rock groups and singers after better ... reasons . A good poet's reputation grows in the long run in spite of itself , yet not without reference to reality , like the ...
... reason to be at- tracted by any other poet and was not tempted to name rock groups and singers after better ... reasons . A good poet's reputation grows in the long run in spite of itself , yet not without reference to reality , like the ...
Contents
One of the Dangerous Trades | 3 |
The Great Predicament of Poetry | 11 |
The Refuge of the Present Tense | 17 |
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