JOURNAL ARTICLE

A Burning World: Can poetry truly supply the language to express the ineffable sensations of suffering and love?

  • Published In: American Scholar, 2023, v. 92, n. 4. P. 72 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: WIMAN, CHRISTIAN 3 of 3

Abstract

The article delves into the nature of abstract statements in poetry, exploring how such statements often lose their impact when removed from the context of the poem and real life. The author reflects on the complexities of truth and contradiction in poetry, suggesting that poetry creates spaces for paradoxes and allows the suspension of questions about truth.

Additional Information

  • Source:American Scholar. 2023/10, Vol. 92, Issue 4, p72
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0003-0937
  • Accession Number:170054084

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