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Essay Writing:
Practical Example using Geoff Pages’s Critique on John Foulcher’s
Poetry
QUESTION:
Evaluate the poetry of John Foulcher. Why is he more than ‘imagist’?
INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
There is nothing wrong with being an imagist – we have two poets who sit comfortably in that category, according to Geoff Page, who singles out for mention William Hart-Smith and Robert Gray. It’s that, Foulcher, he says, does ‘more’ than just “… take a single moment and transform it into a memorable image resonant with implication.” That is to say, Foulcher doesn’t stop at making meaningful imagery – and goes further than just the perception of small details of the natural world. (Geoff Page: 2009: 76) Foulcher is a poet of a different order. First, the scope of his writing is considerably broader. Second, he avoids the jarring self-confidence of fundamentalist religious poets in that he is unafraid to expose the humanness and vulnerablity of religious experiences. Third, there is his “… willingness to engage directly with the personal.” (ibid) And, finally, his ability to go beyond just one emotion, indeed, to break out into a celebration “… of the sheer physical pleasure of living.” (ibid)
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