It's a question of definition, what do 'we' mean by 'brevity' (in an
epic, say, or various kinds of long poem?) or, especially, by
'directness.'
Hang it all, my dictionary friends,
there can be but one directness.
But 'directness,' and my 'directness'?
Doug
On 22-Feb-09, at 5:08 PM, andrew burke wrote:
> Caleb states ' Brevity and directness' are his current interests.
> 'Brevity'
> is always a good thing in poetry, yes, I agree there - but
> directness needs
> to be for a reason, most rewardingly a subtle reason.
>
> just my thoughts ...
>
> andrew
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