Poetry carries its history within it, and it is oral in origin. Its transmission was oral. Its transmission today is still in part oral, because we become acquainted with poetry through nursery rhymes, which we hear before we can read.
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Name: James Fenton Profession: Poet Nationality: British Birthday: April 25, 1949 |
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