The Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner

The Hatred of Poetry

Ben Lerner

nonfiction art essays challenging reflective slow-paced

96 pages | first published 2016

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No art has been denounced as often as poetry. It's even bemoaned by poets: "I, too, dislike it," wrote Marianne Moore. "Many more people agree they hate poetry," Ben Lerner writes, "than can agree what poetry is. I, too, dislike it and have largel...
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informative 77%
reflective 68%
challenging 50%
inspiring 22%
funny 18%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 4%
tense 4%

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