01-21-2026, 05:42 PM
"Poetry got its start being spoken out loud, which is still its greatest strength.
Using line breaks and blank lines, absent other forms of time control,
lets the words stand on the page, alone. This helps the reader's brain switch
into aural perception mode, so they hear the poem instead of read it."
- Kay Ryan
Using line breaks and blank lines, absent other forms of time control,
lets the words stand on the page, alone. This helps the reader's brain switch
into aural perception mode, so they hear the poem instead of read it."
- Kay Ryan
all this useless beauty... but what the hell, why not?