Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 351 Atkins, Elizabeth 1891 1962 Atkins, Mary Elizabeth Atkins, Beth The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Phil McLaury, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Poet's Poet: Essays on the Character and Mission of the Poet" by Elizabeth Atkins is a collection of essays that contemplates the self-perception and societal roles of poets in English verse over the last one hundred and fifty years, likely written in the early 20th century. The core topic concerns the introspective revelations and aesthetic philosophies voiced by the poets themselves regarding their personal identities and artistic missions, attempting to find unity in their varied perspectives while acknowledging contradictions in their notions of poetic character. The opening of the text sets the stage for a critical examination of the poet's dilemma regarding self-awareness and self-importance. Atkins argues that while poets seek to transcend their own egos and reveal a higher truth through their work, many of them inadvertently center their poetry on themselves, leading to an "egocentric circle" that hinders their artistic expression. This paradox prompts a deeper discussion on the responsibilities and failures of poets to communicate profound truths without revealing too much of their individual selves, illustrating the tension between personal identity and the ideals of poetic creativity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Poetry English poetry -- History and criticism American poetry -- History and criticism PR PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 624942 2025-06-04T04:01:14.230625 text/html 624763 2025-01-11T01:29:56.033881 text/html 338333 2025-06-04T04:01:27.329505 application/epub+zip 347237 2025-06-04T04:01:18.630586 application/epub+zip 298767 2025-06-04T04:01:17.073589 application/epub+zip 717079 2025-06-04T04:01:33.168528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 662649 2025-06-04T04:01:26.163504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485367 2022-09-04T08:02:26.495225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554558 2025-06-04T04:01:13.501554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 553944 2020-12-30T23:55:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 216715 2020-12-30T23:55:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 553976 2020-12-30T23:55:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 216587 2020-12-30T23:55:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19768 2025-06-04T04:01:33.320499 application/rdf+xml 26370 2025-06-04T04:01:17.645541 image/jpeg 4849 2025-06-04T04:01:17.361563 image/jpeg 336122 2025-06-04T04:01:14.283574 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog