New and Selected Essays

Some Affinities of Content 1(21) On Williams' Triadic Line 22(11) Williams and the Duende 33(11) The Ideas in the Things 44(15) Williams and Eliot 59(8) Some Notes on Organic Form 67(7) On the Need for New Terms 74(4) On the Function of the Line 78(10) Linebreaks, Stanza-Spaces, and the Inner Voice 88(5) Technique and Tune-up 93(9) Genre and Gender v. Serving an Art 102(2) "News That Stays News" 104(3) Horses with Wings 107(13) Great Possessions 120(9) The Poet in the World 129(10) Paradox and Equilibrium 139(4) Poetry, Prophecy, Survival 143(11) Poetry and Peace: Some Broader Dimensions 154(18) Biography and the Poet 172(14) Anne Sexton: Light Up the Cave 186(8) Some Duncan Letters--A Memoir and a Critical Tribute 194(37) Rilke as Mentor 231(8) A Poet's View 239(8) Work That Enfaiths 247(11) An Autobiographical Sketch 258(7) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 265