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BEAUTY AND ART

The Beauty of Nature and People

MUSIC

            LANGUAGE

            POETRY AND THE POET

the poet’s life

The Poet’s Purpose

Poetry, Nature, AND Science

The Great Maker of Poems

The Great Poet’s Character

THE GREAT POET’S VOICE

The Limits of Poetry

            THE POET’S CRAFT

                   STYLE AND CONTENT

                   SIMPLICITY AND CLARITY

                   POETRY BEYOND LITERATURE

                   HINTS, SUGGESTIONS, INDIRECTION

                   THE POET AND HIS CRITICS

                   WRITING ABOUT SEX

                   THE POET AND HIS FRIENDS

YOU AND THE POET 

        Hints, Suggestions, IndirectION

        Your Responsibility

        You, the Poet, and the Future

                    THE POET’S PARTING WORDS 

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