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Overhead Poetry    Higher Mind and Poetic Intelligence   I mean by the Higher Mind a first plane of spiritual [consciousness] where one becomes constantly…

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-09_Technique, Inspiration, Artistry.htm

Section Three    Poetic Technique   Technique, Inspiration, Artistry   Inspiration and Technique   You do not need at all to afflict your inspiration by…

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-10_Rhythm.htm

Rhythm    Two Factors in Poetic Rhythm   If your purpose is to acquire not only metrical skill but the sense and the power of…

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-65_APPENDIX II – An Answer to a Criticism.htm

APPENDIX II   An Answer to a Criticism   Milford accepts, (incidentally, with special regard to the word frosty in Clough’s line about the Cairngorm1),…

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-33_On the Publication of His Poetry.htm

On the Publication of His Poetry   The Question of Publication   I do not attach much importance to the publication or non publication of…

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-08_The Poet and the Poem.htm

The Poet and the Poem    Power of Expression and Spiritual Experience   All depends on the power of expression of the poet. A poet…

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-38_Comments on Examples of Twentieth-Century Poetry.htm

Comments on Examples of Twentieth-Century Poetry   W. B. Yeats   DECTORA: No. Take this sword And cut the rope, for I go on with…

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-16_English Poetic Forms.htm

English Poetic Forms   The Sonnet ―Regular and Irregular Rhyme Schemes   The two regular sonnet rhyme-sequences are (1) the Shakespearean ab ab cd cd…

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-15_Rhyme.htm

Rhyme   Rhyme and Inspiration   Some rhyme with ease ―others find a difficulty. The coming of the rhyme is a part of the inspiration…

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-49_Guidance in Writing Prose.htm

Guidance in Writing Prose   Suggestions for Writing Good English   I wonder what to do in order to bring my essay up to the…

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