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Ars Poetica
BY
ARCHIBALD MACLEISH
A poem should be palpable and mute
As a globed fruit,
Dumb
As old medallions to the thumb,
Silent as the sleeve-worn stone
Of casement ledges where the moss has grown—
A poem should be wordless
As the flight of birds.
*
A poem should be motionless in time
As the moon climbs,
Leaving, as the moon releases
Twig by twig the night-entangled trees,
Leaving, as the moon behind the winter leaves,
Memory by memory the mind—
A poem should be motionless in time
As the moon climbs.
*
A poem should be equal to:
Not true.
For all the history of grief
An empty doorway and a maple leaf.
For love
The leaning grasses and two lights above the sea—
A poem should not mean
But be.
Archibald MacLeish, “Ars Poetica” from
Collected Poems 1917-1982.
Copyright © 1985 by The Estate of Archibald MacLeish.
Reprinted with the permission of Houghton Mifflin Company.
All rights reserved.Source:
Collected Poems 1917-1952
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1952)
Reread
Ars Poetica
by Archibald MacLeish. In a journal entry of about 200 words,
explain what he is trying to say about poetry. Spend some of the
journal entry also discussing your own personal feelings about
poetry? Do you enjoy it or despise? Support your answer with
reasoning.

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  • 1. Ars Poetica BY ARCHIBALD MACLEISH A poem should be palpable and mute As a globed fruit, Dumb As old medallions to the thumb, Silent as the sleeve-worn stone Of casement ledges where the moss has grown— A poem should be wordless As the flight of birds. * A poem should be motionless in time As the moon climbs, Leaving, as the moon releases
  • 2. Twig by twig the night-entangled trees, Leaving, as the moon behind the winter leaves, Memory by memory the mind— A poem should be motionless in time As the moon climbs. * A poem should be equal to: Not true. For all the history of grief An empty doorway and a maple leaf. For love The leaning grasses and two lights above the sea— A poem should not mean But be.
  • 3. Archibald MacLeish, “Ars Poetica” from Collected Poems 1917-1982. Copyright © 1985 by The Estate of Archibald MacLeish. Reprinted with the permission of Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Source: Collected Poems 1917-1952 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1952) Reread Ars Poetica by Archibald MacLeish. In a journal entry of about 200 words, explain what he is trying to say about poetry. Spend some of the journal entry also discussing your own personal feelings about poetry? Do you enjoy it or despise? Support your answer with reasoning.