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Admiration of form: reflections on poetry and the novel.
From:
The American Poetry Review
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January 1, 1995| Author:
Williams, C.K.
| COPYRIGHT 1995 World Poetry, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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The novel's value is an accepted part of education and common life while poetry is considered too difficult to have more than an educational value. However, poetry is not as difficult as commonly believed, though it is more difficult than novels, and poetry has a greater value in that it absorbs the reader and can become a resource for the mind and emotions. Poetry has ethical as well as aesthetic value while being an inspiration because of its form, efficiency and grace.
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