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Joseph Harrison on writing and Penelope
Penelope’s situation (in Homer, of course, it’s a death shroud she’s weaving) seems to me an interesting figure for the predicament of the writer or artist: making something, ripping it up, making something, ripping it up, all the while vaguely … Continue reading
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Tagged artist, Homer, Joseph Harrison, Penelope, poetry, tapestry, writer
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W. H. Auden on the function of poetry (1938)
The primary function of poetry, as of all the arts, is to make us more aware of ourselves and the world around us. I do not know if such increased awareness makes us more moral or more efficient;I hope not. … Continue reading
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Tagged function of poetry, James Fenton, Plato, poetry, The New York Review of Books, W. H. Auden
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