"this floating world, swept"
Kees, Niedecker, Hacker, Kooser, Zukofsky, Bashō
Weldon Kees:
Lorine Niedecker:
Transubstan-/tiation of acro-/bats, moon-eyes/and downward/mouth. Round-/acres intrude/a nose where/no listening/ever came./Smooth out the/substance of your/acetylene worry.
Marilyn Hacker:
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Ted Kooser:
Louis Zukofsky:
Matsuo Bashō (tr. from Japanese by R.H. Blyth):
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On Keeys: I love predominately natural runs of iambs that are so natural.