"Not I, to whom the scraggly, unpruned emotions of many modern poets seem almost indecenly luxurious."
— North, Jessica Nelson (1891-1988)
Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Macmillan Company
Date
1935
Metaphor
"Not I, to whom the scraggly, unpruned emotions of many modern poets seem almost indecenly luxurious."
Metaphor in Context
I find it hard to be properly critical of Miss Miles' poems, because I like them so well. Another person might claim that her subjects were trivial in the face of cataclysmic changes and monumental social upheavals. Not I, to whom the minute object, properly presented, has more importance than an earthquake. Another critic might suggest that she does not let herself go, that she clips off her emotions before they come to flower. Not I, to whom the scraggly, unpruned emotions of many modern poets seem almost indecenly luxurious.
(pp. 23-4)
(pp. 23-4)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
From Trial Balances, ed Ann Winslow [Verna Grubb] (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935).
Date of Entry
06/18/2018
