{Poetry as Transformation}[4th June 1990]

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‘Poetry is, for the modern reader, a vehicle of transformation. It alters the view of the World, and alters it not merely in terms of intelligence but also in terms of emotions. The poet, at the time of writing his poem, often feels himself possessed by a completely new vision of the way life works.’*

‘“Poetry is nothing less than the most perfect speech of man [sic], that in which he comes nearest to being able to utter the truth.”’**

‘... if we are to tell the truth about human experience, we must include in our statement something about human emotions and instincts.’***

*T[each] Y[ourself] B[ooks] ‘Poetry’, Robin Skelton, p3

**Matthew Arnold, quoted in ibid, p5

***Ibid, p5

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