Tradition and the Individual Talent by T. S. Eliot | Poetry Foundation
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Tradition and the Individual Talent by T. S. Eliot | Poetry Foundation
Poetry is the twin sister of song - I’ve said this before but haven’t posted any poetry in a while.
Whenever possible, I listen to the authors themselves as they read their work. There is cadence and melody to how they read and much more nuance is available in the sonority, resonance, of their voices. Then, reading poet... See more
singingthroughtimeinstagram.comPoetry is for the desperate, and for people who have grown old enough to have something to say.
Arkady Martine • A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan Book 1)
One thinks of Amit Majmudar, Christian Wiman, Tracy K. Smith, Ryan Wilson, and many others. These poets are only rarely published in prestigious publications (or, at least, publications with a prestigious legacy), and the group that should be the biggest supporter of these poets—conservatives—has tended to ignore poetry and the arts. When conserv... See more
Micah Mattix • The Integrity of Poetry | Micah Mattix
Before we can say much about an artist’s style, we need to see an accumulated body of work. Otherwise there just isn’t enough to go on. We can’t really assess someone’s originality until we can line up a number of their works and examine them from a variety of angles.