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The maker’s rage to order words of the sea, Words of the fragrant portals, dimly-starred, And of ourselves and of our origins, In ghostlier demarcations, keener sounds. Wallace Stevens, “The Idea of Order at Key West” from Collected Poems. Copyright 1923, 1951, 1954 by Wallace Stevens.
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Written in 1934 and published in his 1936 collection Ideas of Order, the blank verse poem explores the power of art and imagination as well as humanity's relationship with the natural world. The speaker describes the captivating song of a woman walking along a beach in Key West, Florida.
Summary of The Idea of Order at Key West ‘The Idea of Order at Key West’ by Wallace Stevens describes the tension between an interior and exterior life and the role of artist or maker. Stanzas One to Three. The poem begins with the speaker giving the reader information about the setting.
The Idea of Order at Key West" is a poem written in 1934 by modernist poet Wallace Stevens. It is one of many poems included in his book, Ideas of Order. It was also included in The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Idea of Order at Key West’ (1934) is one of Wallace Stevens’s finest nature poems, but it is also a celebration of the transformative power of art. But there’s a little more to the poem than this glib summary suggests. You can read ‘The Idea of Order at…
7 de nov. de 2022 · The Idea of Order at Key West. Load audio player. Wallace Stevens. 1879 –. 1955. She sang beyond the genius of the sea. The water never formed to mind or voice, Like a body wholly body, fluttering. Its empty sleeves; and yet its mimic motion.
Set in the time period of the early 20th century, the poem reflects the prevailing modernist search for order and meaning amidst the chaos of modern life. It suggests that through art, humans can create their own cosmos, imposing order on the inexplicable world.
