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Selected Poems: Does This Pen Write?

This thesis is a collection of poetry written between 1970 and 1975. The quality of the poems is admittedly uneven, but the inclusion of earlier, weaker poems may indicate a progression in the areas of flexibility, control of material, and strength of poetic voice. The poems are arranged into five sections, entitled "Love," "Rabbits," Poetry about Poetry," "Religion and Ancestors," and "Henry. Poems collected here are intended to demonstrate that experimentation with various forms contributes to an increased ability to control poetic material and technique. By confining a poem to particular forms, one is forced to be more creative, imaginative, and exact. Both control and flexibility are important in contemporary poetry, and my hope is that the following poems demonstrate a balance of those qualities.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663055
Date12 1900
CreatorsShaw, Delora V.
ContributorsLinebarger, J. M. (James Morris), 1934-, Hamilton, Stanley K., Davidson, James
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Format71 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Shaw, Delora V., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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