Dec 23, 2009

Poetry of Moore | The Poetry of Moore

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Author: Marianne Moore
First Published: 1921
Genres: Poetry
Subjects: United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Nature, Authors or writers, Literature, Poetry or poets, Women, Creative process, Baseball, Athletes, Sports, Animals

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Marianne Moore, probably the most individualistic American poet writing today, has been “modern” ever since she was first published in 1921. Although she has influenced scores of writers, her poetry is inimitable and unparaphrasable, with an excellence still distinctly her own. She is a rare combination of “poet’s poet” and advice-giving moralist. As a “modern” poet in New York in the 1920’s, many readers found her poetry “esoteric”: it was much admired by the select group of modern poets headquartering there, but almost unintelligible...

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Poetry of Moore | The Poetry of Moore

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