“The rhythmic pattern of the poem, which forces continuity of attention - incites a pleasurable compulsion to 'follow' - is either a tried metrical suasion-contrivance or a specially invented pattern of physical insistences, equally, if not more, binding in its effect on the reader. From a straight linguistic point of view, there is room for wonder if there is not latent vice in this environment in which pleasurable physically-compelled responses, produced by incidents of poetic utterance, are identified with the Good.” IfsForceRoomsViewsAttentionWonderEnvironmentEffectsReaderResponsePatternsVicesPoint Of ViewPoeticCompelledCompulsionIncidentsContinuityBindingUtteranceLatentInsistence Author:Laura Riding
“It's easy to sell good news like this, and the authors confidently rely on classic fallacious arguments. They argue by declaration, which is what makes the books so amusing. In matter-of-fact, authoritative tones, the authors tell us how plants and human beings exchange energy - or they describe what angels look like, whether or how they're sexed, how they communicate with human beings, and how they differ from ghosts. Readers might be expected to wonder, How do they know?” KnowsHumansLooksBookMatterFactsMightEnergyEasyHuman BeingsWonderAtheismReaderNewsAngelArgumentSellsPlantCommunicatePositive AtheismExpectedArguingGhostClassicToneRelyDeclarationGood NewsAmusingMatter Of Fact Author:Wendy Kaminer
“I wonder if I ever thought of an ideal reader... I guess when I was in my 20s and in New York and maybe even in my early 30s, I would write for my wife Janice... mainly for my poet friends and my wife, who was very smart about poetry.” IfsWritingWonderWifeNew YorkPoetReaderSmartIdealsMy WifeVery Smart Author:Kenneth Koch
“The shimmering, lucid tones and silver melancholy of I'll Be Right There give readers a South Korea peopled with citizens fighting for honor and intellectual freedom, and longing for love and solace. Kyung-Sook Shin's characters have unforgettable voices-it's no wonder she has so many fans.” GivingCharacterFightingVoiceWonderFansReaderCitizensHonorIntellectualLongingSouthToneSilverMelancholyKoreaSolaceUnforgettableSouth KoreaIntellectual Freedom Author:Susan Straight
“Each kind of story has its own problems in writing, but my main concern really is to keep the reader on his toes, or to keep the strip unpredictable. I try to achieve some sort of balance between the two that keeps the reader wondering what's going to happen next and be surprised.” WritingTryingKindTwoStoriesProblemHappensNextWonderAchieveReaderBalanceConcernToesUnpredictable Author:Bill Watterson
“Deconstruction glorifies the critic, humiliates the author, and makes the reader wonder why he bothered.” WonderReaderCriticsBotheredGlorifyHumiliateDeconstruction Author:Mason Cooley
“I wanted to write a story that was different than what I've done before - so I decided to write dual love stories that will keep the reader wondering how the stories will come together by the end.” WritingDifferentEndsDoneStoriesWantedTogetherWonderReaderDecidedLove Story Author:Nicholas Sparks
“Lovers, of course, are notoriously frantic epistemologists, second only to paranoiacs (and analysts) as readers of signs and wonders.” CoursesWonderReaderLoversAnalystsFranticSigns And Wonders Book:On Flirtation Source: On Flirtation
“The greatest reward for a children's author is in knowing that our efforts might stir the minds and hearts of young readers with a vision and wonder of the world and themselves that may be new to them or reveal something already familiar in new and enlightening ways.” WorldWayMindHeartMayChildrenMightYoungEffortWonderVisionKnowingReaderRewardsFamiliarHeart And MindEnlighteningWonder Of The World Author:Charles Ghigna