TITLE

Language on Holiday

AUTHOR(S)

Seddelmeyer, John

PUB. DATE

June 2012

SOURCE

Poetry;Jun2012, Vol. 200 Issue 3, p268

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article presents the author's reflections on poetry, with particular attention paid to the variability of meaning in poetry and its contrast to the goal of clarity of meaning in legal writing. The author's experience of reading poetry as a "holiday" from his usual concerns about the precision of language and his appreciation for the poetry of T. S. Eliot are also explored.

ACCESSION #

76131549

 

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