
To Err Is Poetic
The poetry canon is dotted with mistakes large and small; why do some critics seem attached to reading these errors as intentional?
The Poet’s Mistake
by Erica McAlpine
February 11, 2021 issue
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Evan Kindley is the author, most recently, of Poet-Critics and the Administration of Culture. He teaches at Pomona. (February 2021)
To Err Is Poetic
The poetry canon is dotted with mistakes large and small; why do some critics seem attached to reading these errors as intentional?
The Poet’s Mistake
by Erica McAlpine
February 11, 2021 issue
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