In A Defence of Poetry, PB Shelly attempts to prove that poets are philosophers; that they are the creators and protectors of moral and civil laws.
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For Harold Bloom, our intellectual strength, the strength of Western civilization, consists in the canon: “Without the Canon we cease to think.
6 months ago

I don't think there is any type of artist quite so prone to self-doubt as the poet; poets are always writing elaborate apologies for their art.
14 months ago

The propulsive intensity of Shane McCrae's poetry.
15 months ago

The medieval and Renaissance era is rich in allusions to alchemy and studies have analysed its impact on male writers such as John Donne...
39 months ago

Let's put aside what we mean by "art" here. As Hollywood producer Joel Silver (Die Hard, The Matrix) once said: "I don't make art—I buy it.
46 months ago

In recent years it has become increasingly clear that Michael Farrell's previous status as a wunderkind of poetic play and Oulipo-ish experiments is...
81 months ago

Airbus Helicopters Philippines Inc. has offered the new H145M light military helicopter for Armed Forces of the Philippines. According to the GMA,...
87 months ago

A historical account of how Shakespeare put politics on the stage strains against the seminal distinction between poetry and history that Aristotle framed in...
88 months ago

In defense of the canon.
106 months ago