About this episode

The episode discusses A. R. Ammons' poem 'Poetics' and the attention required to discover poetry.

Today’s poem is about the attention needed to find…a poem. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

Topics covered

• poetry
• attention
• reading
• literature
• art

Keywords

• A. R. Ammons
• poetics
• poem
• attention
• reading

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