Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Great Regulars: There is a sleight of hand

at work here. Poets are the con-artists of language. They make us believe for a bewitching moment that only this set of words could possibly stand for this set of things--if this were actually true, language would come grinding to a halt.

from Terry Eagleton: The Times: How to Read a Poem: Part Six: Imagery

~~~~~~~~~~~

No comments :