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Ars Poetica :Ars Poetica —Archibald MacLeish. (“The Art of Poesy”)
Slide 2:A poem should be palpable and muteAs a globed fruit
Slide 3:DumbAs old medallions to the thumb
Slide 4:Silent as the sleeve-worn stoneOf casement ledges where the moss has grown -
Slide 5:A poem should be wordlessAs the flight of birds
Slide 6:A poem should be motionless in timeAs the moon climbs
Slide 7:Leaving, as the moon releasesTwig by twig the night-entangled trees,
Slide 8:Leaving, as the moon behind the winter leaves,Memory by memory the mind ---
Slide 9:A poem should be equal to:Not true
Slide 10:For all the history of griefAn empty doorway and a maple leaf
Slide 11:For loveThe leaning grasses and two lights above the sea -
Slide 12:A poem should not meanBut be!
Slide 13:Archibald MacLeish Soundtrack: Arabesque by Debussy
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