“His (Samuel Coleridge) dark senses were constantly in play, the frustration of them bringing illness. Weather and organic nature combined in a synaesthetic multi-media event, and this was the ground of all perception before it was divded up in daily living: the Primary Imagination giving way to the Secondary. Poetry was forever seeking a conscious return to this state, which existed all the time, whether he knew it or not.”
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The Black Goddess and the Unseen Real: Our Uncommon Senses and Their Common Sense
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Peter Redgrove
Peter Redgrove was a British poet known for his unique poetic style and profound depiction of the natural world. His works often reflect on the deep relationship between humans and nature, as well as critical thinking on social and political issues. more
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