A truly exciting poem has something evasive or mysterious at the core, and it succeeds in suggesting to us that the core is essential to our being.

Mark Strand

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Topic

Poetry

Speaker

Mark Strand

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Canada

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Citation

Strand, Mark. "Untelling the Hour." Acts of Mind: Conversations with Contemporary Poets. University of Alabama Press, 1983. Originally an interview called "Untelling the Hour." Interviewed by Richard Jackson. The Poetry Miscellany, c. 1979.

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William J. Brennan, Jr.

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William J. Brennan, Jr.
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Time
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To name an object is to take away three-fourths of the pleasure given by a poem. This pleasure consists in guessing little by little to suggest it, that is the ideal.

Jules Huret

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Names Poetry
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Stephane Mallarme [Etienne Mallarme]

Author

Jules Huret
Language
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Time
1891 1890s 19th century
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