Collected ProseJames Wright, Anne Wright, Edith Anne Wright A collection of Wright's essays on the language of poetry |
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Page 152
... sort of fear . I keep thinking , what good does it do in America , which is very much my country , to try to help some- one else ? It seems that all of our great ethical ideals always come to grief because , at least in part , our ...
... sort of fear . I keep thinking , what good does it do in America , which is very much my country , to try to help some- one else ? It seems that all of our great ethical ideals always come to grief because , at least in part , our ...
Page 181
... sort of baroque figure of speech . B.H .: What about the poem " Miners , " where that word takes on a different meaning in each stanza . Would you describe that as surrealistic ? Wright : It's influenced by surrealism . I don't think ...
... sort of baroque figure of speech . B.H .: What about the poem " Miners , " where that word takes on a different meaning in each stanza . Would you describe that as surrealistic ? Wright : It's influenced by surrealism . I don't think ...
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... sort of a chapbook with drawings . That was published by the Dryades Press in Washington , D.C. , called Moments of ... sort of collaboration ? Is that something you'd be interested in doing again ? Wright : Yes , I enjoyed it . It was a ...
... sort of a chapbook with drawings . That was published by the Dryades Press in Washington , D.C. , called Moments of ... sort of collaboration ? Is that something you'd be interested in doing again ? Wright : Yes , I enjoyed it . It was a ...
Contents
The Stiff Smile of Mr Warren | 239 |
The Terrible Threshold | 249 |
A Study and a Selection | 256 |
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