A Prosody of Free Verse by Andrews Richard;

Author:Andrews, Richard; [Richard Andrews]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781317615033
Publisher: Routledge

Snyder’s poetry is infused by a Buddhist ideology. It does not need to compress to achieve paradox or tension within the line or the poem. If there is drama, it occurs in narratives. But the freedom of the verse is core to its form and meaning. This particular poem begins with a verse paragraph of 18 lines, all of roughly equal syllabic length then breaks into four further paragraphs of unequal length. The effect is to create an initial narrative then to fragment the memories and reflections that derive from it. The nature of Snyder’s poetic is that the description, the account or the narrative itself will suffice. It does not need elaboration, ‘depth’ or any other device that will fashion a more abstract or highly wrought work. Rhythm, however, plays a key part in the articulation of the statement, which is close to the speaking voice and close to prose. In the quotation here, the actual geographical location is fixed. The comma at the end of line two, although grammatically ‘incorrect’, brings the walk up Piute mountain and the trailcrew closer together, rhythmically and conceptually, than a full-stop, a line space or some other form of ‘spacing’.

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