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By DIANA BIRD
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
Recently on an interview-call in radio program, hosted by Diane Ream and featuring Pulitzer Prize winner poet Henry Taylor of Lincoln, Va., a caller asked, “How can I learn to like poetry? I’ve tried to become interested, but I can’t.” Taylor did not attempt to answer the question in dppth, but recommended the caller attend a poetry reading that evening to hear a poet he named read his work.
Longing to call in to give my answer, but realizing that wasn’t in fact called for, I have ever since been haunted by the question because I think it is not an unusual one.
Poetic appreciation presupposes agreement on what poetry is and a discussion of that has filled books. Here I want to allude to some of its characteristics.
On Friday evening we saw on TV an interview with Armand Hammer about the National Gallery of Art’s current exhibition of Russian art, and Mr. Hammer’s part in arranging for it. As my husband Lee began to get ready for bed, he remarked, “I think that next to Lionel Tiger, my favorite name is Armand Hammer.” His amusement points to the poet’s fun with and interest in words.
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