The Nano

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Line and Half Meaning
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Line and Half Meaning

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Nancy Slavin
Sep 04, 2024
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Art by Tabitha Zee, poem by William Carlos Williams

Poems for this post can be found here. (If you’re on your computer, I recommend right clicking and opening in a new tab so you can have both posts up on your browser.)

A colorful drawing of a red wheelbarrow and chickens grass in a poorly lineated version of William Carlos William’s poem, “The Red Wheelbarrow.” Read on!

Line is the first element of poetry that separates poetry from prose. Poetry looks different on the page than prose, with lots of white space in the right-hand margin. That space has several poetic purposes and much historical significance.

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