“What I desire of a poem is a clear understanding of motive, and a just evaluation of feeling A poem in the first place should offer us a new perception..bringing into being a new experience Verse is more valuable than prose for its rhythms are faster and more highly organised and lead to greater compexity.”
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Yvor Winters
Yvor Winters was a prominent American poet known for his formalist approach to poetry. Born on October 17, 1900, in California, he spent much of his life in the Pacific Northwest. His poetry is characterized by its intellectual depth and rigorous craftsmanship, often focusing on themes of nature, morality, and the human condition. Winters was also a respected critic and literary theorist, contributing significantly to the understanding of American poetry. more
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Source: The collected poems of Yvor Winters
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