I can watch a movie and go, 'Oh, my god, that person is acting.' If you just listen to what the other person is saying, your response will always be genuine.
With the question of the effect of a poem, the topic of investigation shifts from that of textual autonomy to textual reception - to the issue of what we actually look for or find in reading a poem.
Dinesh D'Souza, Author (1961) |
James Fenton, Poet (1949) |
Ella Fitzgerald, Musician (1918) |
Stephen Gardiner, Architect (1924) |
John Keble, Clergyman (1792) |
Albert King, Musician (1923) |
Jason Lee, Actor (1970) |
Jerry Leiber, Musician (1933) |
Leon Battista Alberti, Architect (1472) |
Indra Devi, Celebrity (2002) |
Hope Emerson, Actress (1960) |
Jane Jacobs, Sociologist (2006) |
Amanullah Khan, Statesman (1960) |