I think there was a revolution in poetry, associated chiefly with Eliot and Pound; but maybe it is of the nature of revolutions or of the nature of history that their innovations should later come to look trivial or indistinguishable from technical tricks.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt may be said that poems are in one way like icebergs: only about a third of their bulk appears above the surface of the page.
Copy Quote View & ShareI've never read a political poem that's accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants.
Copy Quote View & ShareNothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed.
Copy Quote View & ShareNothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed.
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