Of Modern Poetry
William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge were not just romantic poets, but also well-known literary theorists. These men changed everything for the generations that came after them and their ideas still permeate modern literature. The modern poet Wallace Stevens is one example of a writer to carry on some of the traditional romantic ideas. He expands on the thoughts of his predecessors by merging Romanticism with modern literary concepts. Stevens’ “Of Modern Poetry” is both poetry and theory brought together in one poetic form.
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