An Audio-Essay in the Sonata Form
To go even further than Mallarmé: poems are made, not of words, but of sounds.
A book you might want to read is "Poetic Meter and Poetic Form" by Paul Fussel. For such a short book, there is a surprising depth of content; he goes into great detail about why poems are presented and structured as they are, and touches on some of your points as well. https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Meter-Form-Paul-Fussell/dp/0075536064/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=poetic+meter+and+poetic+form+paul+fussell&qid=1658487714&sprefix=poetic+meter+and+poetic+form%2Caps%2C85&sr=8-1
Beautifully curated, Kevin. 🔥
To go even further than Mallarmé: poems are made, not of words, but of sounds.
A book you might want to read is "Poetic Meter and Poetic Form" by Paul Fussel. For such a short book, there is a surprising depth of content; he goes into great detail about why poems are presented and structured as they are, and touches on some of your points as well. https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Meter-Form-Paul-Fussell/dp/0075536064/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=poetic+meter+and+poetic+form+paul+fussell&qid=1658487714&sprefix=poetic+meter+and+poetic+form%2Caps%2C85&sr=8-1
Beautifully curated, Kevin. 🔥