A poet must be a psychologist, but a secret one: he should know and feel the roots of phenomena but present only the phenomena themselves in full bloom or as they fade away.
- Ivan Turgenev
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It makes a lot of sense to me. Steven Pinker helped me become aware of the psychology behind all the arts, including poetry.
ReplyDeleteJust checked that link to Pinker's book - very interesting. When I swing back into non-fiction, I'll make a point of checking it out.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brian.