The Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner

The Hatred of Poetry Ben Lerner ebook
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 9780865478206
Page: 96
Format: pdf

/ The way I hold my pencil hates you. This poet writes with perhaps some pessimism that the nature of all love is ultimately to end in sorrow., Lost Love Poem. It's even bemoaned by poets: "I, too, dislike it," wrote Marianne Moore. Love is my sin, and thy dear virtue hate, / Hate of my sin, grounded on sinful loving. / When it sleeps, it's never eternal rest. No art has been denounced as often as poetry. / Everything about me hates everything about you. / At once both older and younger. Colloquium: Ben Lerner (Brooklyn College), "The Hatred of Poetry". / It gives birth itself to the reasons that give it life. With response by Paul Bové (English). / The flick of my wrist hates you.