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Poet: Stephen Crane
Poem: 47.
"Think as I think," said a man
Volume: The Black Riders & Other Lines
Year: Published/Written in 1905
Comment 10 of 10, added on June 21st, 2007 at 12:34 AM.
You might be right that it has no poetic resonance to the lines, and that it might then not be considered poetry.
That, or you might try reading it differently. I find the poetic resonance quite readily, myself.
But then, I think that's the whole point of the poem to begin with, now isn't it?
Maurkus from United States
Comment 9 of 10, added on January 19th, 2006 at 8:31 AM.
"Poetry is an imaginary garden with real toads in it." The world in which a poet (Crane) creates is fictional, but the ideas, themes, messages, and doctrines are as real as you yourself. In my opinion, Crane does create poetry because he does this very thing.
Joshua from Canada
Comment 8 of 10, added on August 15th, 2005 at 8:23 AM.
This is such a beautiful piece of work. This I'd-rather-be-a-toad-than-accepting-false-knowledge mindset is the only way that scientific advances can be made. This is the way that progress is made. Just because everyone says that it's true does not make it true. As Nietzsche said, "You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star." We must learn to question the knowledge imposed on us by others and seek truth through our own selves.
Lucie Guo from United States
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You might be right that it has no poetic resonance to the lines, and that it might then not be considered poetry.
That, or you might try reading it differently. I find the poetic resonance quite readily, myself.
But then, I think that's the whole point of the poem to begin with, now isn't it?
Maurkus from United States