ictus [ik-tuhs] 1. In prosody the stress, beat or rythmical accent of a poem 2. In medicine a seizure, a stroke or the beat of the pulse
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Showing posts with label david harsent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label david harsent. Show all posts
Sunday, 23 January 2011
spatchcock
Marvellously sensuous/sensual new poem from David Harsent, undoubtedly one of the best living English poets; a good example of how over a long career he's developed a voice, register and rhythm very much his own and with no obvious antecedents (distant traces of both Lawrence and Hughes in this one, perhaps.)
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