“
Who says it's poetry, anyhow?
My ten year old
can do it and rhyme.
Mr Hines says so, and he's a schoolteacher,
he ought to know.
Go and find work
— Basil Bunting
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Who says it's poetry, anyhow?
My ten year old
can do it and rhyme.
Mr Hines says so, and he's a schoolteacher,
he ought to know.
Go and find work" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Basil Bunting
Basil Cheesman Bunting (March 3, 1900 – April 17, 1985) was a British modernist poet.
About Basil Bunting
Basil Cheesman Bunting (March 3, 1900 – April 17, 1985) was a British modernist poet.
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