If we were in the habit of reading poets their obscurity would not matter; and, once we are out of the habit, their clarity does not help.


The Obscurity of the Poet, p. 4 - Poetry and the Age (1953)

Randall Jarrell Quotes

If we were in the habit of reading poets their obscurity would not matter; and, once we are out of the habit, their clarity does not help.

If we were in the habit of reading poets their obscurity would not matter; and, once we are out of the habit, their clarity does not help.

If we were in the habit of reading poets their obscurity would not matter; and, once we are out of the habit, their clarity does not help.

If we were in the habit of reading poets their obscurity would not matter; and, once we are out of the habit, their clarity does not help.