Benn says “word and sound,” not meaning and wisdom. A poem, initially encountered, is a poised ferment of word and sound that promises a third thing. Sound tells us that we are on the brink of the actual. When we sit alone and read, what is the sound humming in our heads while the poem’s intimations begin to murmur?
Wednesday, September 04, 2019
Word and sound …
… on The Hum of the World by Lawrence Kramer – On the Seawall. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
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