John Fuller Quotes

Poetry surprises us with what we already know.

Poetry surprises us with what we already know.

Poetry, Literature, Surprise

John Fuller (2011). “Who Is Ozymandias?: And other Puzzles in Poetry”, p.12, Random House

It is the unspecified 'you' of modern love poems that I am mostly concerned with here. At least, the addressee is commonly a lover, and the very fact that the name is withheld is offered as a guarantee of the closeness and significance of the relationship.

John Fuller

Names, Poetry, Guarantees

John Fuller (2011). “Who Is Ozymandias?: And other Puzzles in Poetry”, p.194, Random House

John Fuller Quotes

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