“One of the things called forth by the Imagist movement in poetry was neatness; and when we say keenness, we mean neatness. A knife that is keen is also a knife that cuts neatly; it isn't brutal. Sharpness is different from brutality. Brutality is clumsy: it is wide - it has a lot of fist and thumb and no delicate finger.” MeanDifferentCuttingMovementFingersWideKnivesDelicateBrutalFistsThumbsBrutalityClumsySharpnessNeatnessKeenness Author:Eli Siegel
“In order to be deep, we sometimes have to cut through and cut apart. That is to be seen in the common phrase, 'Cut it out!' The reason is that this thing is seen as superfluous and therefore it should be excised, as a growth, unnecessary, should be excised.” ShouldSometimesReasonOrderUnderstandingGrowthCommonCuttingPhrasesUnnecessarySuperfluous Author:Eli Siegel
