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INTRODUCTION
I, dazzled
as one is, until one discovers
there is no other issue than
the moment of
the pleasure of
this plum,
these things
which don't carry their end any further than
their reality in
themselves
(Charles Olson, The Maximus Poems)
This introduction to my thesis serves both as a
discussion of a couple of writers I like and a discussion of
a poem I wrote, examining its successive revisions. My
purpose is neither to list influences (the word suggests I
put more absolute value on my work than I do) nor to
explicate the poem (it should do everything it needs to
within itself, or at least explication is not my job).
These tasks belong to older, published poets. This prose
section is a vehicle for conversation with others who have
read the writers I mention and might want to read my poetry.1
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Taylor, James D. (James David), 1962-. Stones, Beer Cans, and Other Pieces of These Poems, thesis, December 1988; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500689/m1/3/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .