Archie the Bold, Macleish also said a poem is like a
"globed fruit."
Hal
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On Mar 25, 2006, at 9:49 PM, Andrew Burke wrote:
> Dear Janet -
>>
>> If one can only connect with it after doing a PhD then
>> its value is, to my mind, limited.
>>
> Huh. I can assure you that at the end of a PhD all you want to read
> is the
> simplest of lyrics, peaceful works that please the senses.
>
>> The most valuable poems have many levels of meaning and give you
>> more (more "access") every time you read them.
>
> Archibold Macleish had a persona say, A poem doesn't have to mean,
> but be.
> (Paraphrased, no doubt, by my tired memory.)
>
> Andrew
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