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Poets on Poetry

According to the nineteenth-century English historian Thomas Babbington Macauley, “As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.” How do poets see themselves and the function of poetry in contemporary American culture? The first segment is a conversation with Archie Ammons. In the … Continue reading

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