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Wei T’ai (eleventh century)
from Poems of the Late T’ang
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College Office: BR 3E
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| Poetry
presents the thing in order to convey the feeling. It should be precise
about the thing and reticent about the feeling, for as soon as the mind
responds and connects with the thing, the feeling shows in the words. This
is how poetry enters deeply into art. If the poet presents directly
feelings which overwhelm him, and keeps nothing back to linger on as an
aftertaste, he stirs us superficially; he can not start the hands and feet
involuntarily waving and tapping in time, far less strengthen morality and
refine culture, set heaven and earth in motion and call up the spirits! Wei T’ai (eleventh century) from Poems of the Late T’ang |
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