The music that of common speech
but slanted so that each detail
sounds unexpected as a sharp
inserted in a simple scale.


"The Next Poem" - Poetry - The Gods of Winter (1991)

Dana Gioia Quotes

The music that of common speech but slanted so that each detail sounds unexpected as a sharp inserted in a simple scale.

The music that of common speech but slanted so that each detail sounds unexpected as a sharp inserted in a simple scale.

The music that of common speech but slanted so that each detail sounds unexpected as a sharp inserted in a simple scale.

The music that of common speech but slanted so that each detail sounds unexpected as a sharp inserted in a simple scale.